tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post2078878872599501238..comments2024-03-25T10:22:36.277-04:00Comments on Women In Astronomy: Negotiating While Being a WomanAmanpreet Kaurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08734178178113146899noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post-74887816975907624372014-04-07T11:12:32.628-04:002014-04-07T11:12:32.628-04:00Anonymous: That's exactly the problem. Which ...Anonymous: That's exactly the problem. Which advice should we follow? To negotiate more assertively, or less? Would W have been better off not trying to negotiate at all? It sometimes seems like if we do try to negotiate, we'll be punished for it. But if we don't, we won't get what we want/need, either.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05155503480263311941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374266320411149509.post-59890869198334363022014-04-04T17:35:34.490-04:002014-04-04T17:35:34.490-04:00Some of the articles assert that because the candi...Some of the articles assert that because the candidate (W) is a woman, her requests would have been better received by the institution had she phrased them in a more feminine manner. <br />It looks like these writers would have much preferred the style shown in the first draft letter shown on the "Don't Negotiate Like A Girl" website over the list of requests that the candidate sent. Ironically, on the "Don't Negotiate Like a Girl" website, the blogger poses the first letter as an example of ineffective negotiating and instead recommends a revised version. The revised version is much more along the lines of the letter that W actually sent to the college, the letter that prompted the college to rescind their job offer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com