Question on Gender Issues, Pay Gap and Gaining Negotiation

Learning Activity and Discussion 1: Gender Pay Gap Concept

What did you learn about the gender pay gap that you may not have known before? ; Are women less career or finance oriented then men? ; This week’s reading contained several concepts about women and income. ; Pick a concept from the list below or another one you would like to discuss. ; Describe the concept. ; How does the concept effect income earning potential? ; In regard to your concept, what can an employer or you, as an employee, do to create more income equality.

Concepts (Below are some concepts. ; If you have other concepts you like to discuss, please do so):

• Backlash effect
• Glass ceiling
• Full-time vs part-time work
• Child care responsibilities
• Mommy track
• Leaving the workforce to have or raise children
• Education attainment and career choice

Learning Activity and Discussion 2: ; Gaining Negotiation Skills

What did you learn about negotiating skills that you may not have known before particularly with regard to gender? ;Are women less confrontational, less competitive, and therefore less able to negotiate successfully? ; Are men better negotiators? ; Support your responses.

Think of an example of when you have observed or experienced negotiations. ;What was the gender of each participant in the negotiations? ;What did you observe in the behaviors that would either be consistent or inconsistent with our course materials this week? ; ;

Lastly, think about your own negotiating skills. ;What did you learn that may make you a better negotiator? ;

Resource material:

http://marsha.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Research.Stanford.Women_.Self_.Monitoring.pdf

https://learn.umuc.edu/content/enforced/51978-001000-01-2152-OL1-6381/The%20Gender%20Pay%20Gap%20-%20Have%20Women%20Gone%20As%20Far%20As%20They%20Can.pdf?_&d2lSessionVal=R1MKmR5bEE8UgPXg3hvgPOpe0&ou=51978

http://www.dol.gov/wb/equal-pay/WH-Equal-Pay-fact-sheet.pdf

https://learn.umuc.edu/content/enforced/51978-001000-01-2152-OL1-6381/In%20Search%20of%20the%20Glass%20Ceiling-Gender%20and%20Earnings%20Growth%20Among%20US%20College%20Graduates.pdf?_&d2lSessionVal=R1MKmR5bEE8UgPXg3hvgPOpe0&ou=51978

https://learn.umuc.edu/content/enforced/51978-001000-01-2152-OL1-6381/The%20Future%20of%20Female%20CEOs%20and%20Their%20Glass%20Ceiling.pdf?_&d2lSessionVal=R1MKmR5bEE8UgPXg3hvgPOpe0&ou=51978

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/06/10/in-wage-gap-debate-a-fight-over-77-cents?src=usn_fb

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Em38TxnyfWQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0rhuKmC0Cw