Gender Based Pricing: Is it Fair or Not?

  In the article " Is gender-based pricing fair?" written for The New York Times "upfront", Mike Durant and Jonathan Mintz each give their own opinion if gender-based pricing is fair or not. In the article Mintz states that in New York since 1998, giving different prices for services to men and women is illegal. If the action is illegal then why do some businesses do it?
  The article includes quotes from both Mike Durant and Jonathan Mintz who give their opinion on gender based pricing. Both Durant and Mintz use data to support their points. One quotes that stood out to me from Durant who said, "Sometimes it's completely fair to charge men and women different prices." this stood out to me because i agree with this statement because it is true. Men and Women may be getting the same services but they aren't all exactly the same. Different ways of distributing can call for different prices. Though, only sometimes when it is necessary as Durant said.
  I think that gender-based pricing is not really a big deal and that the government should not be getting involved. I understand the business's reason behind different pricing because for different genders, services are different as well. Many people may disagree with me but it is the truth and people may have to accept it one way or the other. If u don't like the prices in a business, just take your business elsewhere.
  This article reminds me of when women were fighting for the right to vote. Both men and women had their own views and arguments on why the other was wrong about their view. Men thought that women should not vote due to them "not having a mans wit" and that they should keep their power status. While women thought they should have the right to vote because they felt inferior and wanted to be an equal citizens of America just as the men. Both sides have an opinion and both sides are wrong and right in ways. You cant really get a handle on which side is right...though in this case women won.