I agree with you, but the judges should not compare the ladies' GOE with the men's, not only for the 3As, but for all other jumps. The men usually have more speed, height, etc than the ladies. The 3Axel for the ladies is so rare these days...and to give it only a 9.5 base value is absurd, and less than the 3lutz/3toe combo. This is not Kim's fault...I adore her skating...but figure skating is a sport, isn't it?
They shouldn't but I think they might unintentionally compare since there is no other woman doing it. Also, I was told GOE is given for height and ice coverage. I love seeing Mao's 3A because she makes it look so effortless and elegant. However, I do agree that she doesn't get as much height into her jumps as Kim does hers, so that may explain the disparity of their GOE's. I've said it before but I believe if Mao's jumps were as explosive as Midori Ito's she will be getting much higher GOE's.