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I think this article has a lot of truth in it. It does seem unlikely that a board is sitting somewhere just deciding to pay women less. Women are too accomodating and self-sacrificial all the way around. You only need to watch the different ways men and women behave on the bus to see it. Men don't feel bad about taking up space--women cram themselves against the wall to accomodate. Part of the problem is not teaching girls the value of assertiveness. Then again, "assertiveness" in women is often tantamount to being a bitch.
Quoted: Could it be that women are partly to blame for the persistent pay gap between males and females in the work force? Some women think so, perhaps because money is often treated as a taboo subject. Your Career by Eve Tahmincioglu.
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this is so interesting. i think we've got to meet each other half-way. women certainly need to learn to be more assertive, but men could learn to be a bit more accommodating.
Definitely. I don't think it crosses their minds, while it seems to be hard-wired into ours.
It's probably true that women are less likely than men to request a raise, and that this contributes to the pay gap. Just like women are more likely than men to "opt out" of their careers to raise families. But I have a problem with the phrasing of the question in this article: Could it be that women are "partly to blame"? Why is it that every mainstream media article that purports to be looking out for women's interests seems bent on giving us more reasons to feel crappy about ourselves? Like, there's nothing wrong with the way our society is structured, or the double standards we are indoctrinated with from the moment we're born--the problem is us!
yeah, i totally see your point rache. also, why is assertiveness rather than accommodation the quality to strive for, you know? i mean, i know it's important to be assertive in our society, but it's just important to question why we value certain characteristics more highly than others...