'Very unfortunately, this is not an isolated case in at my current job situation, where a female progresses much slower up the ranks than a male colleague.' Photograph: iStockphoto
I have worked in a consultancy role for more than two years. I was shocked and upset to discover that a male colleague, doing work very similar to mine, is being paid more than €10,000 more.
I only found out because my male colleagues and I (the only woman) were open about salaries. I had assumed there was a standard pay scale. When I was promoted to my current level, my salary was fixed at the starting point, with no negotiation allowed.
An experienced former colleague, also a woman, shared that she had started at an even lower salary tha
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