Men are almost twice as likely as women to ask for a pay rise and a working man will take bosses to one side to ask for better renumeration an average of 3.1 times in their career, compared to fewer than 2 times (1.8) for women. In fact, half (50%) of women say they have never asked for more money.
Even women who do ask are less successful than their male counterparts, with the survey of over 1,000 women and 1,000 men showing over a quarter (27%) of women had their requests rejected every time. And when women are successful in their bid to earn more, they can expect an average increase of just £1,675, compared to £1,964 for men.
The figures come from research carried out for Dr Catherine Baudino, an executive coach who helps senior professionals, and found the biggest barriers to women asking are the fear of confrontation (38%) and a lack of confidence (36%). Three in ten (29%) also say they simply don’t know how to ask for more money.
