Okay... I know I'm not blogkeeper or whatever any more but... I am perplexed! My birthday is coming up and becasue we had a coupon for 50% off an item at Michael's for this week, I got to pick out my gift last night. So... I got a really nice easel I can minimize to use on a tabletop or take outside. Along with that, I wanted to get an artist's manikin. So... we went to go get one and guess what. If you want to buy a 12" wooden manikin of a female figure it costs $9.99. If you want to buy a 12" wooden manikin (same wood, same brand) of a male figure, it costs $16.99. What's the deal? Gender discrimination in art supplies??? Does anybody have any idea at all why this might like this? I could understand a maybe a dollar difference - maybe but almost twice the price? I think this sends the message that men are worth more than women. What do you think? Does anybody have any ideas why this might be?
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I don't know...that's weird. I don't know if it's discrimination or wrong price marking. Very strange, though...
Did you ask at the store? Did they have an explanation? Seems very bizarre and worth raising the question with the store. If they don't have a good answer a quick email to the manufacturer might be called for.
I asked and no one was really quite sure why. They did verify that these were the correct prices but no employee appeared older than 18 either. I think I will right the manufacturer.
I think there is a video piece here!! Can you all find other examples---the modern filmmakers class at MCAD not listing women filmmakers (only 4% of the director's guild members are women)...a female art form being half the price of a male...
Seems like a good question to ask with a video--why the difference?
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