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Changing the Narrative: Women as Negotiators--and Leaders
Kray, Laura J., and Jessica A. Kennedy
60/1  (Fall 2017): 70-87

The reasons for women’s relatively slow ascension in the workplace have been a matter of considerable debate. This article explores why so much remains misunderstood about the challenges women face and why negative stereotypes--specifically, the view that women are innately poor advocates for themselves--persist. In fact, women possess unique advantages as negotiators, including greater cooperativeness and stronger ethics. But often those strengths are overlooked or severely undervalued. This article presents practical strategies for managers and negotiators of both genders to close the performance gaps and calls for changing the narrative on what it means to be a successful negotiator.

 

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