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The Times called this "sexist" pricing. Other people have called it a "gender tax". Maria Miller, the chairwoman aboutatbyforinintoofontoup the British government's women and equalities committee, called it a "rip-off". She said she would ask Britain's government to look aboutatbyforinintoofontoup this to see if there was price discrimination. Britain's Financial Times (FT) newspaper said: "Perhaps women tend to be busier and have less time to shop around. Or perhaps they care more aboutatbyforinintoofontoup quality when it comes aboutatbyforinintoofontoup deodorant or shampoo, whereas men just want something cheap." However, the FT said men paid more aboutatbyforinintoofontoup some things and questioned why the journalists did not look aboutatbyforinintoofontoup the price differences aboutatbyforinintoofontoup things that appeal more to men.