Many don't ask for more, but even when they ask they aren't as likely as men to get a raise.
A study from career platform Paysa.com finds 41 percent of women never ask their current employers for a raise. But, tough as it may be for women to ask for a raise, it's even tougher for them to actually get one, since employers deny raise requests of 42 percent of the women who ask for one — compared with denying raise requests from 33 percent of men.
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Ironically, 17 percent of employers surveyed said the best reason to ask for a raise was "a simple parity with others in one's field — seeking to be paid as much as others for similar work."
And of course that's one of the biggest hurdles in the workplace for women — being paid less than men. The fellas are more likely to get what they ask for, too, or even more, while women are more likely not to get anything at all.
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Women are more easily discouraged from asking for a raise, too; 34 percent of women, compared with 32 percent of men, are discouraged from asking when employers say they'll turn down such requests. In addition, men are more likely to have asked for a raise twice, three to four times, or even five to 10 times.
Of course, some people are asking for raises for inappropriate reasons, chief among them wanting more money because they dislike their jobs — that's according to 46.6 percent of managers.
Other reasons that are likely to meet with a stern refusal are because the employer can afford it (15.6 percent), the employee is experiencing financial hardship (11.2 percent) and — once again, ironically — the employee is underpaid compared with others in the same field (6.5 percent) or others in the company are doing a similar job and making more (2.7 percent).
The best reason to ask for a raise? More than 35 percent of managers say that an employee has a good reason if they are doing excellent work. But if you ask, beware of how much you ask for: 38.8 percent of managers say that looking for more than 5 percent is asking too much.
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