<p>Happens all the time at my company, among others. Women just get paid less. They don’t get the awards, they don’t get the promotions. Not sure why. Think it might have something to do with the female professional mentality to “work twice as hard,” which means that you’re too pooped to schmooze.</p>
<p>In my case, an opinionated man is generally seen as a leader, but an opinionated woman is generally seen as a malcontent… I’m starting to come to the conclusion that I need to be the master of my own destiny and do something outside of corporate ladder-climbing. I’ll keep y’all posted as to how that turns out, I’m sure.</p>