Blog 3/1/23 Ben Hindmarch

 I really thought the article "Women Don't Ask" was a super good read. There was a ton of informational that was very enlightening and just good to know for the future. My first personal takeaway is how surprised I am that the gap is so big between men and women negotiation. The article's main example comes from the idea of negotiation for a job's starting salary. I think this was so valuable to read for myself and other's I care about. I even discussed this with my girlfriend who is entering the job market as well. What stood out to me is the fact that men receive 7.6% more of starting salary then women. The difference really is that most men are willing to ask for more money right away. The article also states that women might be more timid to ask in order to get off on the right foot. This almost cost the one young lady the article talked about who disappointed upper management by not negotiating. 


Another thing that stood out to me was the fact that women just don't ask. The article even says that 20 % percent of the women who participated in Linda's study, don't even negotiate at all. This also made me think of the part of the article where it says men consider just about anything to be a negotiation. Whether that is at work getting a rental car for a road trip or who picks up the kids from practice. Are men naturally motivated to want to negotiation? Personally, I believe men crave winning and success so bad that negotiation to them must have a winner and a loser a true competitive negotiation strategy. The article also discusses how woman refer to the last time they negotiation as weeks to months ago and men refer to their last negotiation in days or just a few weeks ago. Do women naturally prefer to avoid negotiation? The article says they prefer to negotiation a win - win or a mutually beneficial agreement. Overall, I found this study and article interesting. Both men and women have great success in the workplace regardless of how much negotiation is used. Even the article states that women have great strategies that they use to get good jobs or higher pay that are more than just negotiation. Great article and great read. 

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