Amanda Palmer: Ask Without Shame

The singer and Kickstarter success story recently gave a TED talk on a topic close to the heart of many female entrepreneurs: why it’s difficult to ask for things and why you should do it anyway.  By Jessica Stillman (Editor, Women 2.0) The trouble with women,...

Women Don't Negotiate Because They're Not Idiots

Women do better in situations with “low structural ambiguity”: where there is more information and lower uncertainty about the potential salary range and appropriate norms for negotiation. By Joan C. Williams (Author, The New Girls’ Network) If I...

Women Don’t Negotiate Because They’re Not Idiots

Women do better in situations with “low structural ambiguity”: where there is more information and lower uncertainty about the potential salary range and appropriate norms for negotiation. By Joan C. Williams (Author, The New Girls’ Network) If I...

The New Girls' Network: The Science Of Office Politics

Mothers are 79% less likely to be hired, only half as likely to be promoted, offered an average of $11,000 less in salary and held to higher performance and punctuality standards than an identical woman without children. By Joan C. Williams (Author, The New...