This is Crazy: Research Urges Workplace Flirting
A new study out of UC Berkeley sounds like it's straight out of the 1950s--suggesting women use their "charms" when negotiating. And it's not kidding. We've come a long way, baby. Or have we? Despite a hefty dollop of enlightenment, women still face constraints in the workplace that men do not. Research, for instance, shows that when women negotiate hard (as they're often urged to do), they actually are penalized for being unlikeable. While toughness often works for men, it can backfire for women. You can rail against the unfairness of this double standard, but a ...