Women paying more than men for everyday product thanks to 'unacceptable' gender price gap.
Research found that hundreds of the products aimed at women are more expensive than the 'male' equivalents. These products include toys, clothes and beauty items; The Times found that 37% of these products were more expensive on average. An example of this is in Topshop; "a roll-sleeve white T-shirt for women costs £12 but a Topman roll-sleeve white T-shirt is £8." Some people debate whether we need gendered products at all since many products are the same for men and women. Maria Miller, chair of the Women and Equalities Select Committee called the findings "unacceptable" and said that "Retailers have got to explain why they do this."
I agree with this point of view as personally I have always thought that women's products were more expensive, especially clothes. However, this shouldn't be the case, especially if they are products from the same shop. Why should someone pay more for a product just because they are male or female? This issue is very similar to the "tampon tax" argument, where "VAT is charged for women's sanitary products because they are classified as "non-essential luxury items".
Hello Jesica,
ReplyDeletei like how you did your weekly new. You talked about representation, you made a compare, you gave examples, you shared you own opinion and you named you source.
Very well done!
Johanna