Women need more health care then men. That is a fact. If you don’t believe that you either have no intention of having children and have had your uterus removed, or you are a man and have never experienced being a woman. That or you are confused about what constitutes health care.
To truly end sexism both sexes need to be made equal. The problem with this is that due to biology women require more of some things then men. People then cry unfairness. Well let’s do the math.
What is the first thing young girls have to buy that young boys don’t. Training bras presumably.
$10 for 1 seems likes a reasonable price. Let’s say she needs four of those to get through the week, and she replaces them after a year.
Little girls have spent $80 on being a woman before they have even really hit puberty, but I personally think that’s a lot to spend on training bras, more then I personally spent, so let’s knock it down to $40.
Oh no she hits 14 and suddenly she starts bleeding or crying from every orifice and her training bras are no longer sufficient. 3 news bras for the year at a low low low price of $15 (ladies know that an actually nice bra that persists is more like $30 or $40) and every month she spends $2 of tampons or pads.
And now we are at $109 for she has even turned 15. Let’s assume our girl is a frugal one who’s body doesn’t go through any major weight changes or illness associated with her sex(they exist) and she spends money only on one bra per year, assuming the others she has purchased last more then a year (which is unlikely at that $15 price point) over the next 40 years (assuming she stops menstruating at the age of 55) she will spend $1,560 of bras and menstrual products.
“$1,669, that doesn’t seem like a lot.” some might say. And others might say there are ways to cut costs. What I am saying is that the numbers I am using are extremely low. Yes, you could go lower by being creative, but ultimately only $15 for a bra that you purchase once a year is obscenely low, and the coverage on menstrual products is assuming the absolute cheapest brand and doesn’t take any pain management into consideration. It is the barest minimum a woman will spend in post-puberty life on solely bras and tampons.
Now let’s consider what other items women purchase that men have the luxury of not requiring.
Shampoo & Conditioner: because of the feminine penchant for long hair we use more shampoo.
Razors: Women pay way more for the pink razor and they tend to shave a larger portion of their bodies then men do.
Make-up: I know some men wear make-up and I support them! But most men don’t.
Cute Underwear: UNDERWEAR IS EXPENSIVE AND I LOVE IT!!! But still costs more then a pack of Jockey’s... that’s a men’s underwear brand, right?
Shoes: Men have one pair of shoes and walk through them. Women have 12 pairs of shoes and wear maybe 3. Okay, okay, this one isn’t real but I do think it is a little funny.
All of the above considerations are not going into my account because they are elective. Women don’t need those things. But the next one I am going to count, because I believe it is necessary for the continuation of our species.
“But wait, they could just not have sex!” Yes, good idea. Let me tell all the other women that none of us are having sex ever again!
“Well, no just the teenagers.” Okay, so we have to start telling all the teenage boys not to have sex. I think you’re really on to something. Also what about the adult women who enjoy sex but don’t want children?
“Well they should want kids.” And this is the part where I want to slap a bitch.
STOP TELLING PEOPLE WHAT THEY DO AND DON’T WANT IS WRONG!!! I’m not trying to telling you what to do with your guns and religion, please stop trying to perpetuate your own beliefs on my uterus.
The average cost of birth control on a monthly basis to an insured woman is $15 to $50, so let’s call it a nice round $30. But the actual cost for an uninsured woman is $60 to $600 a month.
(Source: http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/alpha-consumer/2012/03/05/the-real-cost-of-birth-control)
Let’s assume our frugal girl is also insured (unlikely in the event of free market healthcare) and her birth control is $30 a month and she is on that for about 30 of her 40 child-bearing years, assuming some of that time she is trying to get pregnant, is pregnant or is not letting her partner touch her (tee hee).
So $30 a month for 30 years. That comes to $10,800 for the next 40 years.
What’s our total now? Oh yes, $12,469, in a perfect world where our sweet girl is insured and super frugal about her bra and menstrual habits.
This is the absolute lowest cost difference between men and women, not to mention the myriad of others. I could go on, but I am exhausted from my own rage.
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