I saw a retweet from one of my favorite tech journalists this morning. How prevalent do you all think the pay disparity is in the tech industry? “Dudes: If you consider yourself a feminist and an ally and if your heart goes out to all the women who have been abused in the workplace but don’t know what to do, be a pal and tell three women you work closely with how much you make.”
My close friends know my salary or have a rough idea. Same concept.
It’s absolutely not a myth, though I wouldn’t be surprised if it is more equal at tech companies.
Watch this video and change my mind: https://youtu.be/1oqyrflOQFc
@ladydev Agreed. Def not a myth in most industries. My company is really good, though. We make the same starting out regardless of gender. I have worked at companies outside of tech where men were paid more for the same job.
Nah. I don’t even tell my parents how much I make. Women, please just ask for MOAR. You’re worth whatever you can get. Same with us. Ask for what you want.
When women ask it is perceived much differently than when men ask. Nonetheless I agree that women should find ways to ask.
Telling co-workers just seems like a terrible idea even if it's the right thing in principle. Discuss with all your friends at different companies, male and female. Helps everyone.
I love Nitasha Tiku for tweeting this out! I would LOVE to hear what my male colleagues are making at Postmates! Given the company’s toxic bro culture, I wouldn’t be surprised if many men make more than female coworkers in the same position. @LadyDev, can you tag Postmates in your post? I can’t tag the company in my response.
With the crazy disproportional pay going on, I’m surprised we don’t see companies employing only females. Seems like it’d make the most business sense.
All the women on here should compile a list of companies that are good and bad for women. We can rank them.
How about we have all female coworkers tell their male coworkers their comp, then we can say higher or lower
It's astonishing that people are clamoring to be paid the same amount as everyone else. Stop comparing pays, learn to value your skills, and negotiate. What if you deserve more than what someone else's making at the same level?
That sounds a lot like a comparison.
This is a myth. For the same role, men and women generally make the same - this is especially true for tech companies.
True but also not the real issue in disparity. The real disparity tends to be access to the best projects and promo velocity. I believe that was the key aspect of the lawsuit against Microsoft a while back
With the strong interest in addressing this at the big tech companies right now, I think the pendulum is firmly swinging the other way.