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Default Men pay more at vegan cafe

In article >,
says...
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> On 2017-08-06 9:14 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> > Man tax?
> >
> >
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/417671...elbourne-cafe/
> >
> > Owner Alex O?Brien told Broadsheet website: ?I do want people to think
> > about it, because we?ve had this (pay discrepancy) for decades and
> > decades and we?re bringing it to the forefront of people?s minds.
> >
> > ?I like that it is making men stop and question their privilege a little
> > bit.?

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> I noted a couple interesting things about the article. There is no
> indication that the owner is paying his female staff anything more than
> he pays his male staff. He is in the restaurant business, one which
> depends heavily in female staff and one which tends to pay minimum wage
> with a reliance on tipping. The photos say a lot about it. In one photo
> there are two women. Another shows an empty restaurant.


It's a feminist cafe, Alex the owner is female and so are all the
staff.

Janet UK