Does Ms. Monopoly Really Empower Women? | Fast Company

About Ms. Monopoly, from BoardGameGeek:

Ms. Monopoly is a Monopoly-version in which female players make more than men. They start the game with $1,900, while men get $1,500. When passing Go, female players collect $240 whilst men receive $200. Men, on the other hand, are rewarded for supporting women. Community chest cards describe activities that support women, like publishing an article on successful women entrepreneurs or watching the newest superhero movie with a female lead. Such cards will award more money to male players than to female players. The properties on the board have been replaced by inventions made by women. The mascotte for the game is Ms. Monopoly, who is a niece of Rich Uncle Pennybags and an advocate whose mission is to invest in female entrepreneurs. -user summary MEET MS. MONOPOLY: This breakout Monopoly board game introduces a new character to the Monopoly family, and is a celebration of women entrepreneurs and inventors. BUY INVENTIONS BY WOMEN: Instead of buying properties, players buy some of the things that wouldn't exist without the innovative women who invented them. GET MORE MONEY: In the Ms. Monopoly game women get a higher payout at the start of the game and more money when passing Go DREAM BIG: Players can build business headquarters to collect even more rent. Zoom ahead with ride shares, and purchase utilities -- such as solar heating -- invented by women THEMED TOKENS: Move around the game board using one of the tokens that represents Ms. Monopoly: A notebook and pen, a jet, a glass, a watch, a barbell, or Ms. Monopoly's white hat This breakout Monopoly game introduces Mr. Monopoly's niece, a self-made investment guru, here to update a few things! The game celebrates women inventors as players move around the board collecting iconic things that wouldn't exist without women. WIFI, chocolate chip cookies, bullet proof vests and the list goes on! This is the first game where women make more than men, but who you are is up to you. Includes unique tokens that represent Ms. Monopoly's adventurous spirit. -description from the publisher