Comments on: “we’re all peggys in a don draper world.” http://www.thisiswhatconcernsme.com/2009/10/01/were-all-peggys-in-a-don-draper-world/ THE PERSONAL IS THE POLITICAL IS THE PERSONAL BLOG OF SUSIE CAGLE Fri, 10 Sep 2010 20:15:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: minty http://www.thisiswhatconcernsme.com/2009/10/01/were-all-peggys-in-a-don-draper-world/#comment-69220 minty Fri, 02 Oct 2009 03:32:28 +0000 http://www.thisiswhatconcernsme.com/?p=311#comment-69220 i was thinking about this today too. is it really such a ridiculous idea that people's salaries could be public knowledge, at least within companies? it seems like transparency would do a lot to limit the gap in earnings between aggressive neogotiators and non-aggressive non-neogitators, but i guess everyone thinks that would be tacky. it's just effed up that this one personality trait would have so much more impact on someone's salary than, say, quality of work. you know what i'm saying, sister? i was thinking about this today too. is it really such a ridiculous idea that people’s salaries could be public knowledge, at least within companies? it seems like transparency would do a lot to limit the gap in earnings between aggressive neogotiators and non-aggressive non-neogitators, but i guess everyone thinks that would be tacky. it’s just effed up that this one personality trait would have so much more impact on someone’s salary than, say, quality of work. you know what i’m saying, sister?

]]> By: Kim http://www.thisiswhatconcernsme.com/2009/10/01/were-all-peggys-in-a-don-draper-world/#comment-69219 Kim Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:14:03 +0000 http://www.thisiswhatconcernsme.com/?p=311#comment-69219 I totally think it's the whole "women are less likely to negotiate salary increases" thing. I know I've always felt awkward about it, and I've never asked for more money, even when I felt I deserved it. I don't know why. Fear of rejection? Fear that I'd be fired for asking? Fear of looking ungrateful for what I already had? All I know is I know way more men that have negotiated for higher pay than women that have. But also, I'm with you: more men have hired me than women. And I'm pretty sure I know why that is. I totally think it’s the whole “women are less likely to negotiate salary increases” thing. I know I’ve always felt awkward about it, and I’ve never asked for more money, even when I felt I deserved it. I don’t know why. Fear of rejection? Fear that I’d be fired for asking? Fear of looking ungrateful for what I already had?

All I know is I know way more men that have negotiated for higher pay than women that have.

But also, I’m with you: more men have hired me than women. And I’m pretty sure I know why that is.

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