The salary level you would judge to be “about right” is significantly higher than what a woman with comparable skills and experience would think is about right (‘you’ being not actually you, of course, but a typical male candidate with your skills and experience). I certainly wouldn’t stretch it to say that everyone has a glass ceiling, but I do acknowledge that classism, racism, ableism and other institutionalised discriminationatory practices and attitudes also have their parts to play in making that ceiling a lot lower for some qualified candidates.

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I am a man, and I have occasionally been put off applying for jobs because the salary is too high. In fact, salary is probably the central method I use to determine if a job is about “my level”, as if that term has any real meaning. I guess this just shows that you can put glass ceilings on yourself regardless of your gender. This article has made me start to rethink the way that I look for work. So, um, go feminism?