Boston has a new take on how to address the gender pay gap: free salary negotiation workshops for all female residents. These workshops involve negotiation strategy and style tips, role-playing, salary self-assessments, and information about the gender pay gap. Research shows that women are more reticent about negotiating salaries than men: one study of graduating MBA students found that half of the men had negotiated their job offers, compared to only one-eighth of the women.

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