Post by stinky cheese man on Dec 31, 2009 21:34:45 GMT -5
articles.moneycentral.msn.com/SavingandDebt/ConsumerActionGuide/dunleavey-why-it-costs-more-to-be-a-woman.aspx
Okay, so what do you all think about this, knowing that you are all, okay mostly, women.
Sorry if I offend you, but how many men buy body moistuizers? Isn’t it just because the same product for women is in more demand? As demand goes up, prices go up. Simple economics. And the razors came as a surprise, but if you think about it, many razors for women have a much more complex design than those for men.
The article says, “Barbasol justifies charging 70% more per ounce for the female-branded shaving cream by claiming it meets a woman's needs. As Marks says, "You're paying for a convenience factor." Well, I don’t know about the “convenience factor,” but I am pretty sure that there are added chemicals in the woman’s’ one.
About mortgages, why do women buy subprime mortgages more than men? They are riskier, and therefore cost more.
Heathcare, well, of course it is going to cost more if you are in childbearing age, because if you have a child, you will have to go to the hospital.
The article states that “two women sued Saks Fifth Avenue because they were charged to have their evening dresses altered, while men got tuxedo alterations for free.” Well, I agree, that seems discrimination, unless the alterations required more cutting/work.
The article states that “women with children are less likely to be hired and are offered lower salaries than are fathers or women without children.” Well, general consensus states that women take care of the children or need to leave work when the child gets ill. This consensus could be considered outdated or not true for all circumstances, because of the addition of daycares and the fact that some fathers take care of the kids.
Interesting – “Ellen Galinsky, the president of Families and Work Institute , a nonprofit policy-research group in New York, speculates that companies play to female tastes because they are aware that women make most household consumer choices, "so it's a way for them to increase their revenue."
Exactly – “The only solution is to vote with your dollars, Galinsky says. "I would hope that consumers would exercise their consumer power about this and perhaps gain another form of equity" -- by saving money and sending a message that we're not playing this game.
That's what posters on the Consumer Reports blog are doing. A couple of examples:
• "My mother used men's Rogaine because the women's version cost significantly more. It came in a pink box but was otherwise chemically identical."
• "I use M Lotion for Men, a moisturizer made by Clinique. It is in fact Clinique's Dramatically Different, a widely known and used women's moisturizer. It costs a little more than half of what the women's one does. A clerk told me once -- quite matter-of-factly -- that it was priced that way because Clinique knew that men were not going to spend as much on personal care products as women were accustomed to doing."
So, gals, it's up to us. Whenever you make a purchasing decision, do a little research to find out whether you're paying that special price for being a woman. Then buy like a man and get what you want for a better rate.”
Okay, so what do you all think about this, knowing that you are all, okay mostly, women.
Sorry if I offend you, but how many men buy body moistuizers? Isn’t it just because the same product for women is in more demand? As demand goes up, prices go up. Simple economics. And the razors came as a surprise, but if you think about it, many razors for women have a much more complex design than those for men.
The article says, “Barbasol justifies charging 70% more per ounce for the female-branded shaving cream by claiming it meets a woman's needs. As Marks says, "You're paying for a convenience factor." Well, I don’t know about the “convenience factor,” but I am pretty sure that there are added chemicals in the woman’s’ one.
About mortgages, why do women buy subprime mortgages more than men? They are riskier, and therefore cost more.
Heathcare, well, of course it is going to cost more if you are in childbearing age, because if you have a child, you will have to go to the hospital.
The article states that “two women sued Saks Fifth Avenue because they were charged to have their evening dresses altered, while men got tuxedo alterations for free.” Well, I agree, that seems discrimination, unless the alterations required more cutting/work.
The article states that “women with children are less likely to be hired and are offered lower salaries than are fathers or women without children.” Well, general consensus states that women take care of the children or need to leave work when the child gets ill. This consensus could be considered outdated or not true for all circumstances, because of the addition of daycares and the fact that some fathers take care of the kids.
Interesting – “Ellen Galinsky, the president of Families and Work Institute , a nonprofit policy-research group in New York, speculates that companies play to female tastes because they are aware that women make most household consumer choices, "so it's a way for them to increase their revenue."
Exactly – “The only solution is to vote with your dollars, Galinsky says. "I would hope that consumers would exercise their consumer power about this and perhaps gain another form of equity" -- by saving money and sending a message that we're not playing this game.
That's what posters on the Consumer Reports blog are doing. A couple of examples:
• "My mother used men's Rogaine because the women's version cost significantly more. It came in a pink box but was otherwise chemically identical."
• "I use M Lotion for Men, a moisturizer made by Clinique. It is in fact Clinique's Dramatically Different, a widely known and used women's moisturizer. It costs a little more than half of what the women's one does. A clerk told me once -- quite matter-of-factly -- that it was priced that way because Clinique knew that men were not going to spend as much on personal care products as women were accustomed to doing."
So, gals, it's up to us. Whenever you make a purchasing decision, do a little research to find out whether you're paying that special price for being a woman. Then buy like a man and get what you want for a better rate.”
