Seemingly trivial things that elicit an emotional response of some kind

[AuroraSaab]

Girls do often have a bit more done eg feathered, often longer hair, bit more styling at the end with a roller brush or whatever, but I mostly agree. Hairdressers will charge £10 for a boys haircut that requires a bit of time and styling and also £10 for the 2 minutes it takes to trim a girls fringe.

 

[First Aspect]

Where do you get the four times as much from?

 

[briantrumpet]

Where do you get the four times asuch from?

Asked Copilot?

 

[First Aspect]

Asked Copilot?

Turns out you just need twice as many boys.

 

[PurplePenguin]

Where do you get the four times as much from?

A wash for boys is £4. For girls it is £15.

15 is nearly four times 4.

 

[PurplePenguin]

Girls do often have a bit more done eg feathered, often longer hair, bit more styling at the end with a roller brush or whatever, but I mostly agree. Hairdressers will charge £10 for a boys haircut that requires a bit of time and styling and also £10 for the 2 minutes it takes to trim a girls fringe.

Aren't you a lawyer? The equality act doesn't legislate on the basis girls might twirl their hair more. Charging for twirling is fine, you can't simply charge more because of gender.

 

[First Aspect]

A wash for boys is £4. For girls it is £15.

15 is nearly four times 4.

You don't know that. The wet cut for a girl might be £31.

You also haven't considered drying it again.

 

[First Aspect]

Aren't you a lawyer? The equality act doesn't legislate on the basis girls might twirl their hair more. Charging for twirling is fine, you can't simply charge more because of gender.

It might well be illegal, but the Met are too busy arresting peaceful middle aged protesters under the terrorism act.

 

[PurplePenguin]

You don't know that. The wet cut for a girl might be £31.

You also haven't considered drying it again.

I said it was £35 when the dry cut was £20. All the info was there.

 

[First Aspect]

I said it was £35 when the dry cut was £20. All the info was there.

Why assume it costs the same to cut wet and dry hair. Wet hair is heavier, to start with.

 

[PurplePenguin]

Why assume it costs the same to cut wet and dry hair. Wet hair is heavier, to start with.

Are you on a sponsored argument?

 

[briantrumpet]

Aren't you a lawyer? The equality act doesn't legislate on the basis girls might twirl their hair more. Charging for twirling is fine, you can't simply charge more because of gender.

It is actually an interesting question. Would it be a fair defence to say that they have to allow different average time for WC&BD for boys & girls, hence the differential timing & pricing? Or even if there is an average difference, should the boys pay more per minute (on average) than the girls, so that the total price is the same, irrespective of the time taken? (This is obviously making the assumption that boys' & girls' WC&BW do take different average times.)

 

[briantrumpet]

Are you on a sponsored argument?

@PurplePenguin, let me introduce you to @First Aspect.... maybe you've not met before.

 

[First Aspect]

If it is framed as an average hourly rate it's probably legal.

 

[First Aspect]

Are you on a sponsored argument?

And on average you need more hot water for longer hair. And there has to be a sweeping up surcharge. If it's wet you need a wet vacuum cleaner. Those aren't cheap.