/* Generic Cookie Handler */
function write_cookie( name, value, expires, path, domain, secure )
{
	// set time, it's in milliseconds
	var today = new Date();
	today.setTime( today.getTime() );
	/*
	if the expires variable is set, make the correct
	expires time, the current script below will set
	it for x number of days, to make it for hours,
	delete * 24, for minutes, delete * 60 * 24
	*/
	if ( expires )
	{
	expires = expires * 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24;
	}
	var expires_date = new Date( today.getTime() + (expires) );
	
	document.cookie = name + "=" +escape( value ) +
	( ( expires ) ? ";expires=" + expires_date.toGMTString() : "" ) +
	( ( path ) ? ";path=" + path : "" ) +
	( ( domain ) ? ";domain=" + domain : "" ) +
	( ( secure ) ? ";secure" : "" );
}
/* Gender Cookie Writer */
function set_gender(gender)
{
	var today = new Date();
	today.setTime( today.getTime() );
	var expires = 365 * 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24;
	var expires_date = new Date( today.getTime() + (expires) );
	var path = "/";
	var domain = "";
	if(gender == "women"){
		categoryID = "37734";
	}
	if (gender == "men"){
		categoryID = "37701";
	}
	document.cookie = "genderPref=" + categoryID + "; expires=" + expires_date.toGMTString() +"; path=/; domain=;"
	document.cookie = "prefName=" + gender + "; expires=" + expires_date.toGMTString() +"; path=/; domain=;"
}