From Cradle to Cane: the C St of Being a Female C Nsumer
From Cradle to Cane: The C st of Being a Female C nsumer A Study of Gender Pricing in New York City Consumer Affairs Bill de Blasio Julie Menin Mayor Commissioner From Cradle to Cane: The Cost of Being a Female Consumer A Study of Gender Pricing in New York City Bill de Blasio Mayor Julie Menin Commissioner © December 2015. New York City Department of Consumer Affairs. All rights reserved. 2 Acknowledgments The Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) acknowledges the author of this report, Anna Bessendorf, Policy Analyst, and its editor, Shira Gans, Senior Policy Director. DCA would also like to acknowledge the following staff for their contributions: Sandra Abeles, Deputy Chief of Staff; Silvia Alvarez, Acting Associate Commissioner for Communications and Marketing; Amit Bagga, Deputy Commissioner for External Affairs; Yi Seul Chun, Creative Specialist; Debra Halpin, Assistant Commissioner for Creative Services; Eli Jacobs, Senior Analyst, Quality and Data Management; Abigail Lootens, Director of Communications & Marketing; Matthew Petric, Executive Director of Analysis and Strategic Planning; Alba Pico, First Deputy Commissioner; and Carla Van de Walle, Deputy Commissioner for Finance and Administration. DCA also thanks the experts who lent their knowledge to this study: Michael Cone, Managing Partner of FisherBroyles, LLP; Ingrid Johnson, Acting Associate Chairperson for the Home Products Development Department, Fashion Institute of Technology; Dr. Gary Kelm, Professor and Director, James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy, University of Cincinnati; Robin Litwinsky, Chairperson of the Fashion Business Management Department, Fashion Institute of Technology; and Nancy Youman, Co-Director of the Program on Independent Journalism, Open Society Foundations. 3 Table of Contents Executive Summary 5 Methodology 5 Findings 5 Impact 6 Detailed Industry Findings 7 I.
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