Research: Women Ask for Raises as Often as Men, but Are Less Likely to Get Them(hbr.org)
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Research: Women Ask for Raises as Often as Men, but Are Less Likely to Get Them
https://hbr.org/2018/06/research-women-ask-for-raises-as-often-as-men-but-are-less-likely-to-get-them
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> Women who asked obtained a raise 15% of the time, while men obtained a pay increase 20% of the time.
> Asking does not mean getting — at least if you are a female.
Rather: Asking does not mean getting, more so for women than for men.
> Asking does not mean getting — at least if you are a female.
Rather: Asking does not mean getting, more so for women than for men.
If a man is turned down for a raise or promotion he thinks he deserves, he can argue for it and will sometimes be successful. If a woman is turned down for a raise or promotion she thinks she deserves, no matter how she handles the issue, people seem to treat it as a case of discrimination.
I’ve seen women quietly leave a company rather than fight for a raise because they didn’t want to create a controversy.
Sexual discrimination is real and hurts women. I don’t deny that. But I think making every personnel problem involving a women a case of sexual discrimination is more hurtful to women than it is helpful. It makes it impossible for a woman to assert herself without appearing to be an aggressive feminist.