A must read for any working girl - an eye opener on how women's tendency to wait for their just reward instead of asking for it can lead to unintended inequality.

Great book for women looking ahead to important negotiations. Biggest message I took away was importance of researching what other people (men and women) make in the same level/job. Then, negotiate for the upper range of that. Be willing to hear out the other side. Explain your wants/needs and the reasons for them. Have high expectations and you'll always come away more than if you settle. Thanks to Associate Vice Provost Joan Brett of Arizona State U for recommending this book to the Preparing Future Faculty program.

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This book was really eye-opening. I went into it knowing that women are paid less and knowing that women don't negotiate as much or as well as men usually do. Coming out of it, I've got a new sense of both power and lack of it.

The book is backed by hundreds of case studies and research, and I often read those cases thinking, "I would never have done what she did," or "Why did she give up so easily?" and to some extent, I still wonder that. Why would a woman say, "Nevermind," during a talk about a promotion, just because her boss didn't immediately say, "Here, have 100% raise!" It's both baffling and unnerving to realize that I, and most other women, have been raised to do that very thing.

I recommend this book for every woman. It may not give you all the tools to overcome this divide between the genders, but it will show you just how profound that divide is, and knowing it's there can go a long way towards decreasing the span.

While I found the book rather depressing at first, I was later glad to become aware of certain behaviours that I have that prevent me from getting what I want. I think the biggest revelation was knowing that working hard is not enough, but that you actually have to ask for what you want. I wish this book could be condensed so that I could hand it out to all of my female friends and managers. It's well worth it for any woman who feels "stuck" or under-appreciated in her job.

Although this book was written around 20 years it is still completely prevalent today. I think all women will find the anecdotes familiar and the statistics shocking. It was a little disheartening to read this book and realize little has changed for women in the working world and at home. I will be recommending this book to all my coworkers but especially my female ones.

This book was more informative and comprehensive than I had been expecting, going beyond the negotiation basics that most of us already know. I would definitely read it again as a refresher.

The first few chapters were super insightful and almost life changing. After that, like many of these types of books, it got pretty redundant. A great book to pick up, maybe don't feel like you need to read it cover to cover.