Researchers found that men were more willing to lie or bend the truth to get the best deal than women were. Their explanation: “Men’s competitive behavior, more so than women’s, appears to be motivated by situational threats to their masculinity. When men feel like they have something to prove or defend against, they become more aggressive and competitive.”
Women are often afraid to negotiate — and that’s how we end up getting screwed.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s startling offer to hand near total control of the debt ceiling to President Obama is drawing condemnation from conservatives and tea party activists, even as Speaker John Boehner admits he doesn’t have the votes to pass any form of raising the debt ceiling in the House of Representatives. McConnell has admitted the move was motivated out of fear Republicans would be blamed for a government shutdown, including—as President Obama warned—a stoppage of Social Security and Medicare payments. View List ›
