[troutman]

Originally Posted by Ark2

I once read a study that showed that women are statistically more likely to accept the first offer in a business negotiation than men are. In other words: suppose a women is negotiating an employment contract with her future employer, and her employer is prepared to give her $85,000. However, to start the negotiation, he offers her $80,000 and she accepts, leaving $5,000 on the table that she was unaware of. Now, suppose a few months later, a similar position becomes available and this time a man, who is also given the initial offer of $80,000, negotiates his way up to $83,000. From the surface, this would look like gender discrimination, but look a little deeper and it is nothing of the sort.

That is interesting if true. In my experience, women seem more likely to change jobs than men. Do men value stability more than women? Are women more likely to seek advancement?