more findings...
"It is not that women always act one way and men act another way; it tends to be moderated by situational factors," Bowles said. "The point of this paper is: Yes, there is an economic rationale to negotiate, but you have to weigh that against social risks of negotiating. What we show is those risks are higher for women than for men."

but everything is possible, and don't let fear gets to you. i remember reading a story from Dale Carnegie?about a little girl who wouldn't go away unless she got what she negotiated for, and she got it by sheer determination. children doesn't know what fear is... : )

I thought this was interesting

Jackychanman, yes, finally an-in-depth study that makes sense...