In the past, women have been known to take care of the household as a stay at …show more content…
According to Betsey (2015), "Women get fewer raises and promotions partially because they negotiate less. But even when women do negotiate, they are likely to receive less than men or be penalized for violating social norms" (p. 3). Many women would rather not speak up or negotiate salary because they are afraid of challenging authority, being judged or even losing their jobs because of it. “Although many people think the outcome of a negotiation is a higher salary; negation can be viewed negatively especially coming from women.” (Gender Pay Gap, 2015, p. 5). This is unfair, because if women try to negotiate they are judged, and if women do not negotiate they take the chance of receiving much less than they deserve. As the saying goes, damned if you do, and damned if you don 't. Therefore, women decide not to speak their minds and just accept what is given to them, because, well, who wants to loose their job? Or loose a possible job