Even Among Entrepreneurs, There’s a Gender Pay Gap

When women set their own salaries, it’s often less than what men pay themselves

Perhaps no other career path shows how stubborn the gender pay gap is than founding your own business: Even when women set their own salaries, it is often less than what male entrepreneurs pay themselves.

How much to pay oneself is a question every startup founder wrestles with, especially in the early years. Even with outside financing, cash is in limited supply, and budding entrepreneurs have to weigh how much to plow into building the business and recruiting talent, versus extracting enough of a salary to live on.


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