1. Pens
Women pay more for luxury pink ballpoint pens.
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2. Clothing
Same design. Same colour. Same material. Same brand. Not the same price. You will pay £7 for a man’s T-shirt (on the left) but £14 for a women’s T-shirt (on the right). Oh Topshop, how could you do this to me? I have been so loyal.
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3. Shampoo
Behind the flashy packaging, shampoo is really just soap and water. Yet, according to a study by the The Washington Post: “Women, on average, paid 48 percent more for goods like shampoo, conditioner and gel.”
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4. Underwear
The majority of women today will wear some form of bra to appear “decent” in society. To add insult to injury, just buying a pair of knickers is more expensive than the man’s equivalent of briefs. See Calvin Klein for proof.
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5. Toys
Even from a young age, girls are made to pay more than boys; at Argos, parents fork out £5 more for a girls’ scooter. It seems that the premise that girls need to spend more money to enjoy themselves is drummed into us from a young age.
6. Shaving foam
I’m not going to lie. I may have used my boyfriend’s shaving foam once or twice when my own had run out. The results were completely the same. I cut myself around the ankle and behind the knees as per usual. My hairs grew back thicker within 24 hours, as per usual. Not sure why I need to pay £3 instead of £1 just for the flowery smell.
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7. Babies’ blankets
At Mothercare girls may have to pay £55 more to stay snuggled up.
8. Chocolate
Ok, so after reading these ten ridiculous injustices, I’m in need of a little comfort. In the form of chocolate. I wouldn’t blame you if you did too. So, I reach for a bar, bought from Tesco. A Cadbury Flake. A bar specifically targeted for women and advertised as a “sexy” chocolate bar. The fact that it is small, fragile and stick thin is disconcerting if the bar is supposed to form any reflection of women at all.
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It’s a shame really. I could have bought a Yorkie at the same price at 60p per bar. I would have got more for my money. It weighs in at 53g, instead of the paltry 32g Flake (an excuse for a chocolate bar). But at Tesco the label clearly read “Not for Girls.” So I didn’t buy it. Perhaps next time I will go and buy a Yorkie. And a man’s T-shirt. And shaving foam for men. That way, I might have enough money to buy those “luxury” sanitary items every month.
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