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...general do not aggressively negotiate their salaries, this is in part due to the reality that they are often viewed negatively for such behavior. Research shows that people expect women to “play nice” and often punish them for aggressive or “risky?? behavior that would go unnoticed or even rewarded in men. While Hachigian suggests that what needs to change is girls’ willingness to “seek out and take necessary risks,” it is far more necessary that society as a whole learns...
Girls eventually believe that they are simply not talented in certain “risky?? areas, or that there are more likely to make mistakes in boyish activities. For example, when students are asked to rate their future success in mathematics, girls consistently rate theirs lower than boys. Similarly, if you ask children whether a boy or a girl is more likely to get hurt riding a bicycle or climbing a tree, most agree that the girl is much more likely to injure herself. In reality, the opposite is true...
Such a choice will inherently be risky??but so was the choice of Eliot some 138 years ago. Indeed, Eliot’s nomination was unsuccessfully blocked by the Board of Overseers, which was concerned that Eliot might enact too many sweeping changes. History, however, has more than vindicated Eliot’s place as a giant in the evolution of higher education, and Harvard would not enjoy its modern distinction were it not for his leadership. Today, the members of the presidential search committee have the opportunity to make an equally momentous choice. Harvard?...
...men’s epee final at the NCAA tournament, was a gamble. But it paid off for Ungar as he became just the third Harvard man to capture NCAA gold.“One of the touches I like to do is a foot touch, which is pretty risky??it’s usually not something you do in very close situations,” Ungar says. “But we started fencing, and all of a sudden, I felt my point on his foot, and I had the touch. The second I touched his foot...
...there are lots of stable—but less risky??jobs out there...