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Alexis Fritzsche, a member of Levo League, an online network
for professional women, says Satya Nadella's comments have inspired
women to ask for raises. Credit Jason Henry for The New York Times
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“The
conversation around salary, the conversation around the art of women asking and
how to ask are conversations that are happening organically already between my
friends and myself,” she said. “For us, it only fuels the fire that they should
be asking for raises.”
For one female engineer in Chicago, Mr.
Nadella’s remarks were a reminder to ask not just for a raise but also for more
challenging opportunities at work.
“The comments just reminded me that you
have to keep up with it,” said the woman, who did not want to be identified
talking about compensation. “I keep becoming more aware of how it’s not just
