Black widow perk output

In the description of this perk it is said that men are easier/much easier to persuade. Does it have some kind of additional charisma equivalent? E.g. 1 level of this perk is like adding 2 charisma when speaking to men or does it have different mechanics?

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It does not appear to have an impact on charisma, per se, but according to this site, there is a bonus to persuasion chance, which is broken down as follows:

Persuasion mechanics for this Perk are simple: Rank 1 Black Widow/Lady Killer gives a 10% easier chance to persuade, Rank 2 20%, and Rank 3 a whopping 30% increase to persuade in dialog.

Source:

I don't think it affects Charisma at all.

See here:

It seems that 'sometimes gives you additional dialogue options' is the extent of it (and the combat perks, but nothing to do with charisma).

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Different authors of wikis and forums say, that this perk is implemented like the one with the same name from Fallout 3. So you will get extra 5% damage per level against male characters and you'll be able to unlock special dialogue options. (here you will find a description of the perk in Fallout 3)

After completing the game I also didn't find anything about special unlocks or loot when using black widow.

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