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'An Empirical Analysis of Racial Differences in Use of Police Force' by Roland Fryer
Link to study:
https://scholar.harvard.edu/fryer/publications/empirical-analysis-racial-differences-police-use-force
Some bullets:
- Blacks 53% more likely to experience any use of force relative to 15% for whites
- All controls available, officers 46.6% less likely to discharge firearms before being attacked if suspect is black.
- Black officers are more likely to shoot unarmed whites, relative to white officers.
- Blacks are 21% less likely to report voluntary interaction with police than whites.
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Yes! You have to get to the point where you’re willing to walk away if they say no. The more you do it, and have success at it, the easier it gets. It happened to me this week negotiating a rate for contract work. I simply asked if there was wiggle room for x, y, z reasons. They came back and said no, it was firm. I didn’t respond to their email, I just waited, and was surprised when they came back the next day with more than the $ I had in my head. But the stakes were lower because I was willing to walk away and I saw this as good practice to have confidence in my value. I cared more about how I would feel about myself if I accepted less without first asking for what I wanted than I cared if they liked me or not.
That first line is crucial for negotiation. You have to be willing to walk away.
Early in my career and I had a female manager tell me this. I took what I was offered.
Years later, I had a male mentor tell me to ask for what I wanted. I did. I got it.
Advocating for your financial goals and health should never be something you avoid for the sake of being liked. And I feel like this advice is only ever given to and by women.
Advocate for yourself when you can.
I was told once by a manager that he judged how good of a sales person I would be by how I negotiated my starting salary.
And no, don’t be concerned with that. People expect you to counter their offer, it’s very common. I just hired and she pushed back on a part of the comp structure that was disadvantageous to her. She was right and we fixed it.
Agreed. At our level, I think it is expected that you will negotiate salary, and if you don’t, it can seem that you are desperate or will be spineless in the role. It’s also literally your only chance to push for more money, vacation, or whatever. Once you start, it’s too late and it will take years of top performance at that company before you can try to negotiate for a bigger increase.
Don’t settle- a lot of states have laws that preclude you disclosing your current income and that is a huge win for women. Your new salary won’t be a % rise on the old one- this is a game changer. Reach for the stars!