Many workers dread salary negotiations — the idea of asking for more money strikes many workers, especially those just starting their careers, as just plain awkward. But for women, the discomfort often runs deeper.
Career support platform ResumeBuilder surveyed over 1,400 full-time workers this month on the topic of salary negotiations, finding that only 32% of women have negotiated their pay in the past two years, compared to 49% of men. Given the gender pay gap still stands at 83 cents for every man’s dollar, women need salary negotiations to close the divide as much as possible, underlines Julia Toothacre, resume and career strategist at ResumeBuilder. And yet, a few factors are stopping them.
