The White House Project

Did you know that whether you ask for a raise early in your career can determine the amount of money you make later in life? Linda Babcock, a researcher at Carnegie Mellon University, and her colleagues have studied gender differences when it comes to asking for raises, and negotiating for more money and responsibility. Her findings show that women do lag behind, and often it’s because they have not asked for raises as often as men. But when they do ask, women are viewed as not as “nice.” Read the Washington Post article about the study here. Do you think that women hold back too often when asking for raises? Do you think that men are more confident than women when it comes to requesting more remuneration?

Last night, CNN joined up with YouTube for a Democratic debate for the people, by the people. Regular citizens submitted questions online (our president included) that were fielded by the presidential contenders. One of the questions posed by a viewer asked the candidates to turn to their left and say something that they like and something that they dislike about their neighbor. All the candidates were convivial and generous; however, John Edwards made a comment about his neighbor, Senator Clinton’s outfit. Do you think that his comment was intended to marginalize her?

Read what the Washington Post had to say about it.

Given the success of other countries in advancing women in executive leadership, why haven’t we seen similar success here?