Women do ask for pay rises but they don't get them

Gender pay gap: New research says idea that female workers lack confidence to push for more is a myth

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Women do ask for pay rises but they don't get them

Women are just as likely to ask for a pay rise as men are – but not to receive one, new research shows.

It has long been suggested that one of the reasons women still earn less than men, 46 years after the UK's Equal Pay Act, is that they lack the confidence to push for a pay rise, not having been taught to be pushy as children.

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