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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 woman 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.



Is it possible that men are simply more interested in getting involved in politics then women are? You're likely to see more men at a hockey game than women as well, but that doesn't mean that ticket sellers are sexist.

I don't know, does it? You certainly can't assume that is the case without the data to back it up.