![]() Up until this point, most of the conversation around the pay gap has been debating its existence and claiming women choose to get paid less. No, I don’t believe women should get paid more than men.īut why is it only when men are openly disadvantaged that we can even start to have these conversations. Giving women more money at the start is not a viable solution but why all the uproar now? I’ve heard more people discuss the gender bias in this game than I’ve heard people discuss the very real wage gap in a long time. We don’t want a pay gap that prioritizes women. We don’t want a pay gap that disadvantages men. If I played this game with my brother and I won, I guarantee the viability of that success would be questioned because of the head start.Į-Q-U-A-L-I-T-Y. We already question the success of women who have fought their way to the top despite a pay gap so imagine the social commentary we are making girls vulnerable to by giving them such a substantial leg up. It also takes away the satisfaction of success and makes them vulnerable to yet more criticism from their peers. It teaches young girls that yes, there is a pay gap but the only way around it is to be given a handout. Giving women more money at the start of this game has a few long term repercussions. You Might Also Like: Newsflash: Wage Gap Rages On! Now What Can We Do About It? We don’t want to destroy the economic safety of men, we want to salvage the financial security of women. Monopoly’ undoes years of work by the feminist movement in tackling the ‘dirtiness’ of the political ideology of equality. For years, feminists have been fighting for equality in its many facets and have been screaming at the top of our lungs that we don’t want more. I don’t know why this is so difficult to understand but here we are. While (seemingly) well-intentioned, this board game trivializes gender bias and buries the point. Giving women more money doesn’t eradicate the pay gap, it just flips it. Throwing money at the pay gap won’t make it go away. ![]() Young children are growing up aware of gender bias and we are giving them tools to change it. The awareness and conversation the release of this game bring to the table are worth more than money can buy. ![]() Let’s start with positives because there aren’t many of them. Yet another corporation targeting women who are frustrated at the financial inequity of patriarchy and selling them a game that gives them a deluded sense of control over the situation. We’ve seen Hasbro jump on multiple trends to sell more versions of the game and to me, this feels like just that – a sales ploy. Monopoly has milked the market for decades with thematic reappropriations of the popular game. Now hold on to your outrage, because it’s misplaced. There is no even playing field here, but the odds are tipped in females favor. Monopoly’ gives women $240 every time they pass go, where males get the standard $200. Monopoly flips this narrative, giving female players 20 percent more money than male players at the start.Īdvertised as ‘the first game where women earn more than men’, ‘Ms. ![]() I’m sure you’re more than aware that this utopia is far from our reality, with women earning 79 cents to every dollar earned by a male. Males, females and their non-binary counterparts could flourish their finances with no mention of their gender. In the economic realm, gender would have no bearing on the amount you earn or your net worth. In an ideal world, women and men would be treated equally. ![]() This article first appeared on SHE'SAID' and has been republished with permission. ![]()
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