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Why to the majority of women have difficulty asking for a raise?

Are we partly to blame for the wage gap between sexes?

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schmeidi

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Knowing what your worth is a start. Be confident - you want to communicate clearly what you want without sounding pushy. You should be comfortable articulating just how much you are after. Be prepared - do your homework. And avoid being emotional & getting defensive if the review isn't going as you hoped. It comes down to basic negotiating skills - something that traditionally men have more experience of than women. That and a lack of confidence in our abilities. Often a confident women is seen as being aggressive, characterised negatively. It might take a conscious effort to alter a habitual way of thinking but if we don't ask for something, we can't expect to get it.

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Women have a hard time asking for a raise because of generations of societal pressure to leave the wage earning to their male counterparts. Men are rewarded for being assertive, while women are deemed pushy.

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