The popular board game Monopoly is going to have a version focused on feminism called Ms Monopoly . The changes go beyond a name change of the promotional image that will replace the classic Mr Monopoly with his niece and will definitely affect the development of the game by introducing a wage gap by sex , but this time favorable to the female.
The most striking modification is that the players will start from a more favorable position than the players by having more starting money. While women will start 1900 dollars , men will only have 1500 . The gender gap is not only evident in this situation but also after turning the board and reaching the exit box again. In that situation the male players will see how they receive 200 dollars against the 240 that will receive their counterparts of the opposite sex. Not surprisingly, the slogan of the game is: the first game in which women earn more than men .
The theme of the game will also be affected by these changes. Instead of the possibility of buying urban properties and exploiting them with their rent when another player has the bad luck to pass in that box, the players will invest in inventions of women such as WiFi, solar heating or chocolate chip cookies.
Female empowerment
From Hasbro , the company that markets Monopoly, they claim that they are trying to strengthen women's empowerment. In its statement you can read: "It is a fun new version that creates a world that gives women an advantage that men usually enjoy ." He also states that "if men play their cards well, they can make more money."
Jen Boswinkel , the company's marketing director, has stated that it is designed to raise awareness among children about the wage gap and female empowerment and does so in a "new and fresh way" that gives relevance to the issue for all who are playing, in which everyone has a turn and this time women have an advantage at the beginning . " He has also claimed that all players can be given the same money if they wish
It is not the only alternative version to the original game. We can find in the market both the socialist version of the game, largely reversing the capitalist mechanics of the game or a millennial-focused version in which new business models are introduced.
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