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Tooled Up: Gifts for the Girls

Though tools are traditionally the domain ofto have to rely on the man of the house to
the males, there are an increasing number ofput up those new shelves), there are now
tools aimed at the fairer sex appearing onspecially designed girls tool sets. The main
the  market.difference in a tool set for the girls and a
tool set for the guys is the colour; the
Take one of the most masculine pieces ofladies' kits tend to come in pink or in
equipment of all time - the Swiss army knife.floral designs and some even come in a
Ever since the boy scouts were formed thestylish hand bag style case, which not only
penknife has been an essential piece of kitlooks good but is also bound to keep the
for any straight guy. Infinitely useful withmen's  hands  off  your  tools.
their various corkscrews, blades, pliers,
toothpicks and tweezers, there are few menThe auto-industry is also recognising that
who  don't  own  at  least  one  of  these.females offer a significant market to tap and
as such have begun to offer female-specific
However, Victorinox, the company behind theroadside tool kits containing all the
classic Swiss army knife have in recent yearsessential emergency supplies such as jump
sought to double their customer base byleads, mobile phone chargers, screwdrivers,
making penknives aimed most definitelyhammers and ratchets - again available in
towards the ladies. The classic knifes arepink.
now available in more female colours (think:
pink) as well as more compact, elegantThe move into the female market has generally
designs that would slip into a handbag. Otherbeen very well received, though there are
innovations that target the female marketsome hardy feminists who feel that pink tool
include the SwissCard, a credit card sizedkits are patronising and have pointed out
multi-tool that fits neatly into a wallet andthat women don't need tools to be pink to be
contains the essentials such as a nail file,able  to  use  them.
mirror  and  scissors.
However, the feminised tool sets continue to
Other companies have also sought to feminiseattract girls into this traditionally male
what has always been considered the domain ofdominated area and for the fairer sex, and
the male. In a bid to encourage more ladiesthe manufacturers alike, that can't be a bad
to take matters into their own hands (and notthing.



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