Depends who you ask, but a woman makes just less than 77 cents for every dollar a man makes working in a comparable job.
So why — with all the laws and all the court cases on the side of equality — does this gap exist?
Doree Shafrir at Jezebel has an interesting take. Negotiating is not necessarily something a woman is raised to do. Boy or girl, have you ever negotiated for a higher salary? Or more benefits? Did it feel weird? Were you successful? I have done this precisely once, and I felt icky inside. I got what I wanted, but I still felt icky.
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