tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600547462620775535.post1890218172422551726..comments2008-05-05T11:19:36.708-05:00f.f.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15189780903818004615noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600547462620775535.post-49044977350411593232008-05-05T11:19:00.000-05:002008-05-05T11:19:00.000-05:00Great post! I have one question to ask: What's the best way to approach this sort of topic to co-workers? I find that part the most scary of the asking-for-a-raise process (though I'm only a student, but I might as well know this ahead of time).Charlotte Berylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09499260956053867128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600547462620775535.post-25022915154436020682008-04-27T19:24:00.000-05:002008-04-27T19:24:00.000-05:00Great post. In case you haven't read it, 'Women Don't ask' is an interesting book on the subject of women and why they don't negotiate salaries (among other things.)<BR/><BR/>I have heard that asking for a raise can be a bit of a catch-22 for some women, because while men who negotiate their salaries are perceived more positively, women who do are perceived more negatively. (Sorry, I don't have a source for that, though it may be Women Don't Ask.)Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296560605456473721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600547462620775535.post-17061184247220553232008-04-21T14:29:00.000-05:002008-04-21T14:29:00.000-05:00My shero!!!! I really loved this post, especially this part:<BR/><BR/>First, this cultural taboo against talking about money has got to go. In addition to being healthier, saner, and better for everybody to get over our collective money weirdness, open conversations about salaries, wages, and benefits appear to be the only way victims of pay discrimination have a prayer of finding out about the discrimination within the fantastically short statute of limitations period. Having more information also sets you up better to negotiate from a position of authority. Talk to friends in your company and in your industry outside your company. Talk about pay scales, bonus systems, bennies. Can you gather more data points on the internet or through professional organizations? You want to go into informational hunter-gatherer mode. <BR/><BR/><B> PREACH!!! </B><BR/><BR/>I talk about this ALL THE TIME and it kills me that women get so antsy when talking about salary histories with EACH OTHER, especially if they are within the same industry. I know that salary is in some way tied to their own feelings of self worth but how about we kick that habit and help each other get to the top?<BR/><BR/>Great post!!!Girls Just Wanna Have Fundswww.girlsjustwannahavefunds.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600547462620775535.post-38983157069679718432008-04-20T08:56:00.000-05:002008-04-20T08:56:00.000-05:00Great post! I especially agree with your point about our culture's reluctance to talk about money. I'm an American living in France, which is even more reluctant to talk about money issues than the US. <BR/>There is also the larger issue that women tend to work in jobs that are paid less than traditionally male fields, not to mention that taking just a few short years off (for children, for example) can lower a woman's earning potential by the hundreds of thousands of dollar range.<BR/>Great blog- I'm enjoying reading it!Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18262457381862723092noreply@blogger.com