A common axiom brought up in the pay equity discussion is that men are more likely to negotiate higher salaries than women, which exacerbates gender pay gaps. New data from Pew Research CenterOpen in a new tab supports this notion, but the gap between men and women negotiating pay is much smaller than one might suspect.

Pew’s data found that 32% of men surveyed asked for higher pay than what was offered to them for their most recent role versus 28% of women doing the same. Previous data indicated that men initiate negotiations about four times as often as womenOpen in a new tab. READ MORE