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Gormy Cuss

(30,884 posts)
15. Women don't have more spending power.
Sun Sep 30, 2012, 10:34 AM
Sep 2012

I think what you're referring to is market research which shows that in households with both men and women heads, there are whole segments of goods where women are more often the partner who drives the decisions (kitchen and dining room furniture and food products, for example.) Similarly, there are market segments where men are more often the ones who make the purchase (e.g. TVs, cars, Hooters.) For many market segments though the most important demographic is age.

That said, the topic here isn't why the businesses exist. It's that they are inherently sexist and objectify women. Please remember that you are in a Feminists group where we focus on bias and sexism against women.

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