[bksvol-discuss] Women Don't Ask
- From: Jamie Yates <jamieyates@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Bookshare Volunteers <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 19 May 2007 13:17:49 -0700 (PDT)
I just submitted Women Dont Ask: Negotiation and the Gender Divide by Linda
Babcock and Sara Laschever.
When Linda Babcock asked why so many male graduate students were teaching
their own courses and most female students were assigned as assistants, her
dean said: "More men ask. The women just don't ask." It turns out that whether
they want higher salaries or more help at home, women often find it hard to
ask. Sometimes they don't know that change is possible--they don't know that
they can ask. Sometimes they fear that asking may damage a relationship. And
sometimes they don't ask because they've learned that society can react badly
to women asserting their own needs and desires.
By looking at the barriers holding women back and the social forces
constraining them, Women Don't Ask shows women how to reframe their
interactions and more accurately evaluate their opportunities. It teaches them
how to ask for what they want in ways that feel comfortable and possible,
taking into account the impact of asking on their relationships. And it teaches
all of us how to recognize the ways in which our institutions, child-rearing
practices, and unspoken assumptions perpetuate inequalities--inequalities that
are not only fundamentally unfair but also inefficient and economically
unsound.
With women's progress toward full economic and social equality stalled,
women's lives becoming increasingly complex, and the structures of businesses
changing, the ability to negotiate is no longer a luxury but a necessity.
Drawing on research in psychology, sociology, economics, and organizational
behavior as well as dozens of interviews with men and women from all walks of
life, Women Don't Ask is the first book to identify the dramatic difference
between men and women in their propensity to negotiate for what they want. It
tells women how to ask, and why they should.
Jamie in Michigan
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