The hypothesis is that, even though women can't SEE what's in private tags, they can still POST using them, just like the guys can. And rates are allowed within private tags.
So, here's what I'm asking for a volunteer to try:
Post the line below, removing spaces within brackets:
[ private ] Rates are blah blah [ / private]
Then tell us in a new comment (or edit your original response) whether you can see what you just wrote when viewing the thread as you normally would.