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when I moved into my house 9 years ago, in my bathroom mirror shelf, there was a female razor, and for sure I can say that it is different than a male razor.
have you ever seen or used a female razor steelix? they're the exact same thing as a male razor but smaller and less durable, and they're still priced the same. Plus a woman who shaves her legs often will do it every one to three days, which is about the same timeframe a man shaves his face.
even if a woman meets those "qualifications" for a job, companies will still prefer men because sexism in the workplace happens WAY more often than you think
female razors are meant for different functions, and men shave more often last I checked. Women have to pay for things that are adapted for a wider range and would have a longer time use.
that's not the point. the point is even IF the woman is capable for the job they are less likely to be hired on account of their sex.
And the pink tax does exist, and it has nothing to do with "higher quality items". You will pay more for a female-targeted product than you will a male one and that accounts for everything no matter what quality it is.
then you clearly dont understand why womens toiletries shouldnt be so expensive
if womens razors are used more often, then they should be cheaper than mens razors some women actually buy mens razors because theyre both cheaper AND more effective, surprisingly
mens razors are much more durable and are made with higher quality materials, so why dont they cost more?
okay, that is not a form of oppression. Not all females are meant for heavy duty labor, and neither are all males. There are qualifications you need for certain jobs, and it isn't society's fault that jobs require qualifications, even if it is at the expense of a demographic.
It is not the same thing to say that 1.) Females should not do heavy duty labor and 2.) The average female would be able to do successful heavy duty labor than that of an average male.
you dont even need statistics just do a quick search online
men are considered more "capable" than women when it comes to work, ESPECIALLY when it comes to certain workfields that involve heavy duty labor, such as construction if a construction job were to open up with workers needed, the company would hire more men than women for the job because its a common belief that women are "weak" and "more sensitive"
the pink tax is completely gone when you compare the exact same products, but it is present again once you find something with a different functionality, it is higher priced. It is almost as if things with more uses and higher quality are...higher priced? As I said, that isn't necessarily a problem that is exclusive to women.
And I can't change anything in other states, but they enacted the bill suggesting that female sanitary items would not be taxed, but they did not enact the bill suggesting that other medical items such as wheelchairs and oxygen tanks wouldnt be taxed. So, at least in my state (which is modeled after California's democratic system), they are putting women first.
men are more likely to get jobs than women, pay gap IS real and has been documented by several researchers, toiletries are overpriced to hell and back (NOT because of how often theyre used, rather because men dont understand how much women depend on them)
