article_snippet.sent: From identical shirts to shaving razors, deodorant and even children's chocolate, a new website has exposed that Australian women are paying more than men for the same everyday consumer goods.
article_snippet.sent: Since campaigning group GetUp launched The Gender Price Gap website last week, members and everyday consumers have identified nine separate products that have identical female versions which cost more.
article_snippet.sent: GetUp's new website, The Gender Price Gap, has exposed nine everyday items that cost more for women .
article_snippet.sent: This is despite the products being identical in almost every way except whether they are targeted towards women or men .
article_snippet.sent: Other examples highlighted on the website, which show increases from as little as 11c or even 1c for items marketed towards females, highlight the absurd and unexplained price difference even further.
article_snippet.sent: Other examples highlighted on the website, which show price increases by as little as 11c or even 1c for items marketed towards females, highlight the absurd and unexplained price difference even further .
article_snippet.sent: When asked why companies would charge women more for the same items, Ms Cooke Ms Cooke said there were two answers that GetUp had considered.
article_snippet.sent: A children's mechanic set, sold by the same company, differs greatly in price.
article_snippet.sent: One is the idea that men's products are thought of as the standard product - the neutral or base product - but the women's version is usually a "special" version or a side product.
article_snippet.sent: It all comes down to a theory being debated, that women are considered "the other" and different, and thus it being OK to charge a premium for the product even if it's no different,' she said. '
article_snippet.sent: I dare say that if these organisations can find a way to make a profit on women's products by making women's products cost more, then women's products'll probably continue doing it.'
article_snippet.sent: Ms Cooke Ms Cooke warned that price differences were not always obvious due to items for different genders being held in different isles or floors, adding: 'it only becomes visible when you pay attention to it'. '
article_snippet.sent: Haircuts were mentioned by a number of social media users on GetUp's website for having a huge difference in price for men and women .
highlights_snippet.sent: The Gender Price Gap website has exposed nine products that have identical female versions that cost more .
  