[QuantumChaos]

I agree, it seemed like he was driving at the idea that we shouldn't dismiss the way women were acting as wrong, but instead try to see the advantages of their approach. Even though he didn't say it like this, I imagine his thought process was that being overly aggressive in negotiations creates ill-will and hurts you in the long run. Maybe there are men out there who constantly ask for raises and would be better off if they didn't.

>I hope men aren't discouraged by this.

90% of men are simply trying to avoid the entire issue as much as possible, because stuff like this happens all the time.