/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>9382029
You are correct; assertiveness isn't intrinsically a masculine trait. You are, however, not accounting for the fact that we socially condition this trait to be groomed for boys more so than girls. This is, among other things, one of the issues people don't like discussing when the subject of gender roles come up. One's upbringing really affects them a lot more than most of us would hope. Not having assertiveness be a trait taught to you in childhood makes it really hard to pick up as a skill later on in life.

This is also part of the reason for the wage gap. By far, men negotiate starting wages and ask for raises more often than their female counterparts with the same credentials. Most employers aren't going to just give a higher base compensation or salary increase unless you prod them - and most women won't because they aren't raised to be go-getters. This of course isn't all women, but it's certainly something to take into account.

For the record - "nice guys" also have a wage gap with other men; the common denominator between them and women being they often aren't assertive and are more willing to let employers take advantage of their timid natures. I really find it interesting that nobody takes this into account.

That's why I feel the wage gap debate is looking at it the wrong way. While I'm sure there's of course bias here and there, a majority of the wage gap most likely comes from the way we socially engineer girls to *not* get higher wages. The fix for the wage gap isn't to just give free extra money to compensate, but rather to stop raising girls differently than boys. This isn't something that's likely to happen though.