Gender Pricing
Top of Mind with Julie Rose - Season 1, Episode 245 , Segment 4
North Korea, Mustaches and Med School, Orson Scott Card
Episode: North Korea, Mustaches and Med School, Orson Scott Card
- Mar 3, 2016 11:00 pm
- 15:00 mins
Guest: Julie Menin, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs It pays to be a man when shopping for things like razors, body wash – even bike helmets and knee pads for kids. A comprehensive comparison published last December that evaluated 800 such products with male and female versions found items marketed to girls and women cost an average of 7 percent more than those for boys and men. That means that over her lifetime, a woman will spend thousands of dollars more to purchase products branded for women. Read the full report here