Teh One Who Knocks
02-26-2016, 12:37 PM
By Stacy Liberatore For Dailymail.com
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Most men and women feel that a dinner bill should be split down the middle, but with women only making 79 cents for every dollar a man earns, how fair is this it really?
A new app aims to answer this question, and for others who fall victim to income inequality, by dividing the check up according to each person's race and gender.
Equipay uses Bureau of Labor Statistics and math to calculate how much is owed from each person and there is an option to 'protest', but it will only give you statistics about the wage gap.
'Equipay helps you avoid the entrenched discrimination that exists in our society. It doesn't split the bill equally—it splits it equitably,' the firm's site says.
'You pay what you should to balance out the wage gap.'
It is the brain child of Luna Malbroux, a diversity educator and comedian from California, who wanted to 'make the touchy subject' of racial and gender inequalities more accessible and fun, reportsCare2.
'I hope that this, more than anything, starts a discussion and helps people to start thinking a little bit differently about how we can use more technology and more innovation to address inequality and wage inequality,' Malbroux said.
The idea came to her when she was asked to participate at this year's Comedy Hack Day put on by Cultivated Wite, a firm that believes 'humor combined with slick design and a creative use of technology can make complicated ideas more understandable and products more fun'.
And Malbroux was awarded the grand prize for Equipay, that she says uses 'affirmative fractions' to calculate each person's amount.
To find out what everyone owes after the meal, just open up Equipay and select your friends from your friends list that are dining with you that evening.
The app has a built in 'diversity tracker' that lets you know how diverse your friends really are, the list also displays the level of diversity for each person.
Type in the amount of the entire bill at the top, tip included, and the software will begin calculating the split based on who your company is.
Finally it will show you the list again, but now with how much each person owes.
There is the option to protest, in which the app will ask 'what's your excuse' and lists reasons for you to choose from.
http://i.imgur.com/093iUFr.png
You can say 'I was a middle child' or 'I spent $400 on improve classes' or 'I'm unaware of my privilege'.
Equipay will find the best rebuttal possible, whether it is facts regarding income inequalities or something funny that makes you think twice about disagreeing with what you owe.
There is also a share feature that allows you to post how 'great a person you are, by fixing the wage gap'.
http://i.imgur.com/LoJhMOR.png
Malbroux explains that they have added a feature for those who do not hangout with diverse people – everyone in your group gets an automatic surcharge to use the app.
The calculations are based on real numbers according to the most recent government statistics, and doesn't look at all privilege, said Malbroux.
http://i.imgur.com/thaVZ9P.png?1
'Asian males make more, per dollar, than white males and so that is demonstrated in the app. But we're not saying that Asians don't face any types of issues as a minority,' she said.
'The wage gap and how race and gender affects that based on statistics and historical oppression,' said Malbroux. 'It's reparations…one meal at a time.'
The app isn't available yet and there is no news yet about when, but the website says 'iOS app coming soon'.
http://i.imgur.com/oEtQ26Y.jpg
Most men and women feel that a dinner bill should be split down the middle, but with women only making 79 cents for every dollar a man earns, how fair is this it really?
A new app aims to answer this question, and for others who fall victim to income inequality, by dividing the check up according to each person's race and gender.
Equipay uses Bureau of Labor Statistics and math to calculate how much is owed from each person and there is an option to 'protest', but it will only give you statistics about the wage gap.
'Equipay helps you avoid the entrenched discrimination that exists in our society. It doesn't split the bill equally—it splits it equitably,' the firm's site says.
'You pay what you should to balance out the wage gap.'
It is the brain child of Luna Malbroux, a diversity educator and comedian from California, who wanted to 'make the touchy subject' of racial and gender inequalities more accessible and fun, reportsCare2.
'I hope that this, more than anything, starts a discussion and helps people to start thinking a little bit differently about how we can use more technology and more innovation to address inequality and wage inequality,' Malbroux said.
The idea came to her when she was asked to participate at this year's Comedy Hack Day put on by Cultivated Wite, a firm that believes 'humor combined with slick design and a creative use of technology can make complicated ideas more understandable and products more fun'.
And Malbroux was awarded the grand prize for Equipay, that she says uses 'affirmative fractions' to calculate each person's amount.
To find out what everyone owes after the meal, just open up Equipay and select your friends from your friends list that are dining with you that evening.
The app has a built in 'diversity tracker' that lets you know how diverse your friends really are, the list also displays the level of diversity for each person.
Type in the amount of the entire bill at the top, tip included, and the software will begin calculating the split based on who your company is.
Finally it will show you the list again, but now with how much each person owes.
There is the option to protest, in which the app will ask 'what's your excuse' and lists reasons for you to choose from.
http://i.imgur.com/093iUFr.png
You can say 'I was a middle child' or 'I spent $400 on improve classes' or 'I'm unaware of my privilege'.
Equipay will find the best rebuttal possible, whether it is facts regarding income inequalities or something funny that makes you think twice about disagreeing with what you owe.
There is also a share feature that allows you to post how 'great a person you are, by fixing the wage gap'.
http://i.imgur.com/LoJhMOR.png
Malbroux explains that they have added a feature for those who do not hangout with diverse people – everyone in your group gets an automatic surcharge to use the app.
The calculations are based on real numbers according to the most recent government statistics, and doesn't look at all privilege, said Malbroux.
http://i.imgur.com/thaVZ9P.png?1
'Asian males make more, per dollar, than white males and so that is demonstrated in the app. But we're not saying that Asians don't face any types of issues as a minority,' she said.
'The wage gap and how race and gender affects that based on statistics and historical oppression,' said Malbroux. 'It's reparations…one meal at a time.'
The app isn't available yet and there is no news yet about when, but the website says 'iOS app coming soon'.