Study: One explanation advanced for the persistent gender pay differences in labor markets is that women avoid salary negotiations. "...when there is no explicit statement that wages are negotiable, men are more likely to negotiate than women."

BuncyTheFrog · 2012-11-27T14:25:30+00:00

The flip-side I've heard to that is that women are likely to negotiate more than men when it's made known that the wages are negotiable. I don't know if it says that in this document though.

Apellosine · 2012-11-27T16:40:04+00:00

I've heard this before and heard that the reason is that women are intimidated by the patriarchal system into accepting what they're offered without putting up a fight.

Godspiral · 2012-11-27T19:42:51+00:00

There's one big advantage to not negotiating... You get to have the job. There is a lower unemployment rate for women, and it would not be discrimination, and rather a normal tradeoff, for higher employment at lower pay.

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