It is true that across the U.S., the average woman makes about 80% as much as the average man.

The same thing happens when organizations and politicians tell women they get paid less than men for performing the exact same job and attempt to legislate equal paychecks across genders.

I can hear the disparagements now, about how girls must be really lame if they can’t win even with a huge advantage.Įither way, the girls wouldn’t come out feeling good about themselves, and the boys would be either angry and resentful or prideful. If one of the girls won, the boys would give her no credit, claiming it was only because the rules of the game were unfair. And I’m equally sure these things would upset my boys, leading them to retaliate with verbal jabs at their sisters.

No doubt they’d gloat as they passed go and pocketed 20% more than their brothers. If my children played this game, I’m sure my girls would be thrilled - at first - over the advantages it offers. Instead, it just embeds inequity and incites resentment. I fully embrace the contributions women make to society and their families, and I celebrate the substantial gains and accomplishments women have made in education, earnings, and career advancements over the last half-century.īut I do not see how a game that gives women a head start supports or encourages either women or men. Monopoly’s unequal rules not only distort real-world realities they would surely incite conflict between my boys and girls.ĭon’t get me wrong. Monopoly cover - that young, hip women can be as successful, if not more, than old white men in stuffy suits and top hats. Monopoly,” which gives women 20% more than men when they pass go.Īs an economist, I love classic Monopoly and its real-world financial lessons.Īs a person, I like the message conveyed by the new Ms. Some of them have recently gotten into Monopoly, the classic board game.īut my kids won’t be playing Hasbro’s new version, “Ms.

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