'Equitable', is a phone app developed in the US that will allow diners to split the bill taking into account the gender pay gap and the legacy of slavery. Originally suggested by comedian Luna Malbroux as a humorous way to address the age-old debate about how to settle the bill – who had dessert, who had which main course – the app has been developed in earnest using a complex algorithm that takes history into account,
For example: A white man dining in a group that included a black woman and a Hispanic woman would be allotted the largest share of the bill, because for every dollar earned by a white man, a white woman is said to earn 78 cents, a black woman 64 cents and a Latina 56 cents, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. A group of white men dining together could also use the app as it would apply a surcharge: “reparations, one meal at a time”. Read more here.
For example: A white man dining in a group that included a black woman and a Hispanic woman would be allotted the largest share of the bill, because for every dollar earned by a white man, a white woman is said to earn 78 cents, a black woman 64 cents and a Latina 56 cents, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. A group of white men dining together could also use the app as it would apply a surcharge: “reparations, one meal at a time”. Read more here.
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