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Sarah Davies is the Internet Operations Manager for the ACLU of Washington in Seattle. She is an unrepentant technophile, expert on digital communications for nonprofits, amateur ukuleleist, and proud Millenial.
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Language Log had a post last week on uptalk using this YouTube video as an example:
Notice how his inflection rises at the end of each statement, as if he’s asking a question, or indicating that he’s unsure the listener understands what he’s saying. That’s called uptalk.
I think a lot about why it is that women are consistently paid less than men. Clay Shirky thinks it’s because women haven’t properly learned to become assholes. I think he’s onto something there. His detractors claim he’s blaming the victim. I do think that people who are more assertive in the office tend to get things done, and people who get things done are more successful.
Uptalk seems to be a more prominent trait in women. In my experience, the women who do uptalk do it all the time, not just when they are feeling insecure about a particular statement. But I can definitely see how it could be perceived as insecurity and thus result in less assertive statements. I would love to see research on whether uptalk correlates with salary.
