Café “Gender Tax” Sparks Uproar

angel

So, your idea to combat discrimination against women is to do the same thing to men that you "claim" they do to females? You guys are an embarrassment to the whole female population. This fight is about gender equality, not tipping the pendulum! First the p***y hats and now discrimination? You femmi-nazi's have done enough damage and I refuse to support a group of man hating women who are not smart enough to fight fair! I have a dad who spent 2 tours in Vietnam for your freedom to fight fight gender equality, not for you to disrespect him and every other male in the US. You put down my father, my sons, my husband, by brothers, your a disgrace!!!! As a psychic I can see your future and I can guarantee you won't receive one dime from any man because there won't be one stupid enough to walk in your establishment with a bunch of man hating femmi0nazi's! Why would they?? I, for one, will boycott any establishment that shows this blatant type of discrimination, and I have a feeling I won't stand alone!

James

Capitalism is the answer. Let the men refuse to pay for services or buy anything from that store. It will close down soon.

John Owens

ENTREPRENEURSHIP. Sounds like a great gimmick to get some free publicity. If I liked prissy coffee shops, I'd go there before I went to Starbucks. It's just another gimmick. No big deal.

Tom B

This is not a tax...it is just different pricing for men...it is the choice of the owners...Tom

David Rediger

Who cares.

David Rediger

In this country it does not matter whether you are black, white, male, female, Christian, Jew, Muslim, gay, straight or none of the above. If you have a good product with good service at a reasonable price you will have a successful business. That is all that matters.

C.E.G.

It is a choice to open their door and make them a profit.

rabbi jim

why do men frequent the cafe? Just ignore it and patronize other, more inviting, cafes. Sholom my friends

David Reynolds

I hope that they are going to give 18% more coffee to the men that pay that, otherwise they could sue them for discrimination. Play them at their own game I say. Besides there is no pay gap for men and women doing the same jobs, unless there is an incentive scheme involved. What there is, is a gender earnings gap, which has many causes, women tend to apply for easier jobs that pay less, also tend to go for easier colledge and university degrees. Also women tend not to do as much overtime, and don't present a good case when asking for a raise, they tend to use feelings rather than logic like men. And the big one of course is that women decide they want children, then if they do go back to work, they then choose to work part time, so they can drop off and pick up those children, and, because they are doing part time, they don't get holiday pay and sick pay, which women tend to do more often. This rubbish about the gender pay gap has been disproved many times, but of course the feminists want to earn the same money as men, while doing less work, because they're lazy.

David MoHo

The gender pay gap is a myth, but a necessary one, otherwise all those academics and authors would be out of work.

Dean

Discrimination is discrimination wherever it comes from. This shop is just as disgusting and an employer that pays differently based on sex. I for one do not patronize and business that discriminates for any reason. I encourage everyone in Australia to not go to this cafe for any reason.

Jessica North-O'Connell

A good chuckle! I commend them for making a point. It often takes someone making an extreme stand in order to bring attention to situations of inequality.

When our government decided it wanted to make a bid to host the Olympic Games, funding to women's and children's services was cut or withdrawn altogether. Women do not have the same access to services as our male counterparts.

The very fact that policies have had to be put in place stating that X number of women and "minorities" must be hired to various work positions indicates that there was a "natural" preference for male applicants which had to be addressed.

As far as wage parity goes, I beg to differ, David. The first company I worked for hired men and women at different rates, based solely on gender. In fact, I had more skills and more education than the man who was hired at the same time. It may be less blatant now, but the disparity still exists.

When there is no longer a need for a coffee shop to point out such disparities, then we will know we no longer have a problem with "gender issues." We are all people, first and foremost; gender is a condition of existence in the three-dimensional realm whose actualized form requires polarity in order to exist. It's time we remembered this and respect and treat one another as equals.

CW

This place will be shutting down very soon! Way to loose 50% or more of your business. This place would be closed and it business licence would be revoked it the states.

Lyn

If this was the USA, they'd be in court yesterday. I like the effort they're making, tho. What we have in America is pretty much the same situation. It needs a government fix. Exec.branch, judicial and congress. It is ridiculous to have any wage disparity. But then we can't get the minimum wage raised. Hence, situations like this.

If this place is for women, up front giving them priority, then men know what they're walking into. They don't have to participate. But it seems they do , anyway. I see no harm, no foul. Choice is the operative notion.

We control guns and have special sin taxes for many items in the US. Is that fair? You may SCUBA dive, but no matter the danger involved,no extra taxes are charged. The list is endless for no sin tax activities and items that are dangerous. I find it all a little hypocritical.

Jessica North-O'Connell

And here's another stupid example of gender inequity for you: https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/paaga8/texas-women-will-now-be-forced-to-take-out-rape-insurance-for-abortion

(Don't teach men not to rape, nor make them responsible for their actions, of course...)

BTW, this IS in the U.S.

And people are complaining about the concept of paying a few cents more for their coffee...

haroldhhorning

As a man and a business owner, I wholeheartedly support the coffee shop's intent. Now, what I would do differently...

in lieu of the 18% tax, every customer could sign an agreement to do "The following x number of things (whatever they may be such as talk to bosses and choose vendors, etc.) to support equal pay for women." In addition the men who are on the right side of things can enjoy their coffee, and may freely wish to donate a premium of 18% to the women's charity, and commit to fixing things in the world!

Gwendolyn

I see all the emotion, mostly from the men, being spewed here. But, there is one thing that has apparently not been noticed. They put up a sign and told anyone interested what they were going to do. Anyone who did not care for the house rules was not required to enter and dine at the house. That is far more fair that the underhanded, backroom dealing, supposedly non-existent, pay discrimination which decidedly does exist in the corporate world. Court cases have been fought and won. This, in itself, speaks to the existence of said discrimination. It is on record and, therefore, not a myth. The misogynistic explanations above serve to prove the environment that women have to work in, and the foundation for the bias. I am sure that is not the intention, but there you go. Any man buying coffee there is donating to the cause voluntarily. No one is forcing them to drink coffee there. I see no wrong in it. I say Brava!