What the hell?!
Aug. 23rd, 2007 06:33 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tree_and_leafThe DAAD (Deutsche Akademische Austauschdienst) provides a combined health and personal insurance scheme for visiting academics and students. The tarifs are as follows:
Men: € 69 per month.
Women: € 205.50 per month (not covering prescriptions for the Pill, which is ironic given that the only possible justification for a higher charge for women I can think of is that they might find themselves in an interesting and expensive condition).
I shall not be insuring myself with them. Sexist bastards!
Men: € 69 per month.
Women: € 205.50 per month (not covering prescriptions for the Pill, which is ironic given that the only possible justification for a higher charge for women I can think of is that they might find themselves in an interesting and expensive condition).
I shall not be insuring myself with them. Sexist bastards!
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Date: 2007-08-23 06:10 pm (UTC)What seems particualrly unfair here is that they don't adjust the charges for other factors such as smoking - is a female non-smoker really that much worse a risk than a male smoker?