Analysis

March 8, 2021

Women vs. men: Salary expectations at startups

Otta finds that women almost always say they’d take a smaller salary than men. Luckily, employers don’t give them it.


Amy Lewin

1 min read

Some good news, and some bad. 

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Amy Lewin

Amy Lewin is Sifted’s editor and host of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow her on X, LinkedIn and Bluesky

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