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Re:When all job differences are accounted for, the pay gap a... by prostoalex on Wednesday August 02, 2017 @04:46PM (#14914470)
> Women are generally less inclined to negotiate then men

This blanket statement seems sexist. Some are inclined and some are not.

Besides, as soon as one leaves the world of small business, the corporations stick to salary bands attached to specific titles. The variations within the bands are usually driven by longevity with the company as well as performance reviews. It makes things easier in HR department, and creates a paper trail on compensation decisions in case someone decides to get litigious later.

Re:When all job differences are accounted for, the pay gap a... by bllguo on Wednesday August 02, 2017 @04:52PM (#14914533)
Goodness, man. Stating facts is not sexist.

> Some are inclined and some are not.

That is what "generally" implies, yes.

There is an argument that women are generally less inclined to negotiate due to the effects of sexism.

Re:When all job differences are accounted for, the pay gap a... by prostoalex on Wednesday August 02, 2017 @05:47PM (#14914993)
http://news.ufl.edu/archive/2015/04/why-everything-youve-hea...

"Miller and Douglas discovered that women who had experience with successful negotiation were superior negotiators to men, even when they rated themselves as only average negotiators."

Re:When all job differences are accounted for, the pay gap a... by darawk on Wednesday August 02, 2017 @06:26PM (#14915242)
What's being discussed is not skill at negotiating, but predilection for it.
Re:When all job differences are accounted for, the pay gap a... by prostoalex on Wednesday August 02, 2017 @06:58PM (#14915443)
The research points it's an acquired, not innate, skill.

In the same vein, people who have never studied French are generally less inclined to join a conversation in French.

Re:When all job differences are accounted for, the pay gap a... by darawk on Wednesday August 02, 2017 @05:36PM (#14914885)
Well, I was simply taking the person I was responding to at their word. I'm not aware of evidence on either side of the issue of whether women negotiate more or less, I was just granting them their supposition, because I think its irrelevant.
Re:When all job differences are accounted for, the pay gap a... by prostoalex on Wednesday August 02, 2017 @05:46PM (#14914980)
Most of the research around the topic quotes a study on negotiated prices at car dealerships, where women ended up with higher prices offered at the start of the negotiation and ended up with higher prices by the time the process ended.

Which is a very specific use case of a specific environment with mainly unknown opponents (as opposed to work relationships, where you typically know the boss), tight deadlines (need a car immediately) and little wiggle room (shopping around car dealerships is time-consuming, sending resumes to competitors to test the waters is less so).