In Focus: Reasons Vary Why Women in Tech Are Paid Less

Recent research finds women are offered less money than men for new jobs in the exact same roles at the same companies 63 percent of the time.Why? Because, among other reasons, women typically ask for less money than men do, finds Women, Work, and the State of Wage Inequality, a study released by San Francisco-based careers site Hired on April 4—which was Equal Pay Day. When women are given a salary range, they consistently ask for the amount on the lower end of the scale. "This pay gap is likely the result of a number of factors," the Hired study states. "These might include unconscious bias during the interview process and compensation policies that determine a candidate’s salary based on what he or she was previously making, rather than the market rate for that individual’s skills and years of experience." [SHRM members-only toolkit: Staffing in Special Markets: Technology Professionals] "… If I had the confidence and socialization of
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