Spanish Chauvanism OR A Business Approach
I can be one of the first to put on my womens’ liberation hat, but at times things that at first could appear to be chauvinistic, do actually just make me smile! I read an article recently about the outrage a driving school in Zaragoza had provoked, by openly charging women 30% more for a course of driving lessons. This did sound outrageous until I read their defence, It seems that women require on average 50% more lessons to complete the course.
OK it isn’t really a defence but it IS quite funny. Of course they shouldn’t have based their charging on the sex of the applicant, but should have charged extra for the extra lessons, but I had to smile at their over simplistic, but rather practical approach. The National Confederation of Driving Schools has described this differential as ‘something straight out of the last century’, but I think the fact that they even thought they could get away with this, does suggest that Spain is maybe a little behind the UK, at least in terms of political correctness!
Maybe sometimes however we do all get too up in arms about discrimination. I was happy to accept lower gym fees a few years ago on the basis that I was a woman. The owner of this private gym was very open about his desire to attract more women to his gym. He said it ‘improved the atmosphere!’ and was good for business. I could quite understand why and readily accepted his offer, and I didn’t feel the slightest bit hypocritical or guilty.
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