A man works in newspaper printing in Madrid, Spain, on July 20, 2026. Sergio Leon/Reuters Men are more likely than women to use job opportunities in other companies as a bargaining chip to negotiate higher salaries in their current jobs, which contributes to the persistence of gender pay gaps, according to a study by the Rockwool Foundation in Berlin seen by Reuters and published this Sunday. ?? Do you have any reporting suggestions? Send it to g1 The study estimates that renegotiation is responsible for around half of the salary difference between men and women. The EU Pay Transparency Directive came into force in June and is expected to improve information on pay differences within companies. The results suggest that pay transparency alone may not be enough to eliminate gender disparities.
Men tend to use job offers to get salary increases more than women, study shows
A man works in newspaper printing in Madrid, Spain, on July 20, 2026. Sergio Leon/Reuters Men are more likely than women to use job opportunities in other companies as a bargaining chip to negotiate higher salaries in...
Among workers in the same workplace and the same occupation, men earn, on average, 8% more than women. The study found that outside job opportunities raise men's wages in their current jobs, while women in the same situation do not see comparable gains, even though they are just as likely as men to change employers. Women, in general, appear to switch jobs rather than use these opportunities to negotiate a pay increase; men, on the other hand, were more likely to get pay raises without having to leave the company. The researchers based their study on employees who learned about external vacancies through parents or siblings who worked at other companies.
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