One key issue, as described by Fortune, is that women ask for less. Women ask for $114,000, about 8 percent less than men who ask for $124,000, the study said.
On average, female software engineers are paid a minimum salary of $107,000, 13.7 percent lower than the $124,000 their male peers receive, according to Hired, which looked at 10,000 salary offers over the past six months.
That 13 percent gap is better than the 22 percent gap between equally qualified women and men across all industries, Fortune points out.
The findings seem to contradict those from a Harvard study that found a narrow pay gap within tech sectors, as I have written about.
Fortune mentions that other factors could affect women s pay, such as discrimination and time out for family.
But I found it interesting that men on average ask for a minimum of $124,000 — and get it, while women who ask on average for $114,000 get knocked down to $104,000.
What is going on there?
Above: Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, who has highlighted the struggles of women in the workplace. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
