I frequently try to explain this to my mother. She's had a major house rebuilding project over the course of last year, which caused frequent interactions with various builders / contractors.
Whenever someone would try to bilk her over (or not grant the respect she feels is deserved) her automatic reaction is 'It's because they think I'm an immigrant'.
My take is that these guys would try to pull this over anybody else. But most people would feel that this happens because of something particular about their identity (black, gay, immigrant, disabled, whatever).
> Both male and female mystery shoppers requested quotes to fix a common fault - a malfunctioning clutch on 2011 Ford Focus.
> The study found that only six per cent of garages gave the same quote to men and women, with the repair costing men an average of £571 compared to the £616 it cost women - an eight per cent increase.
> The female premium was highest in Birmingham, where women could be paying up to 31 per cent more than men for the same repair. This was closely followed by Manchester, where there was a 28 per cent premium for female drivers.
With two towns giving higher prices to male callers.
To me that's a 'knowledge premium'. Garages expect men to be more knowledgeable about car repair and less likely to be intimidated about going for another quote.
Likewise if I go to the market to buy veggies, a less than honorable seller might push inferior product to me as a man than a woman who he expects to be more discerning.
I frequently try to explain this to my mother. She's had a major house rebuilding project over the course of last year, which caused frequent interactions with various builders / contractors.
Whenever someone would try to bilk her over (or not grant the respect she feels is deserved) her automatic reaction is 'It's because they think I'm an immigrant'.
My take is that these guys would try to pull this over anybody else. But most people would feel that this happens because of something particular about their identity (black, gay, immigrant, disabled, whatever).