Asking for more money at work can be intimidating—especially for women.
Only 36% of women feel comfortable asking for a raise, compared to 44% of men, according to a recent Glassdoor poll. That’s bad news for workplace equality, especially given the fact that the gender pay gap is still in full swing. In 2024, women still earned an average of 85% of what men earned in 2024, according to recent analysis from Pew Research Center. That’s only slightly better than 2003, where women earned 81% of what men did.
