The Pink Tax: Gender Discrepancies in Pricing

Explore the issue of the Pink Tax, where goods and services for females are overtaxed, leading to higher costs for women in various products. Statistics show that women often pay more for items shared between sexes, such as clothing, personal care products, and toys. Take action by raising awareness, shopping strategically, and advocating for change. References included for further reading.

• Pink Tax
• Gender Discrepancy
• Pricing Disparity
• Womens Rights
• Advocacy

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1. PINK IT. The overtaxing of goods and services for females.

2. Call it what it is. Pink Tax: a large discrepancy in gender- based pricing in toys/accessories, children and adult clothing, personal care products, and senior/home health care items.

3. The Price Is Right. Is it really? When it comes to items that s shared between sexes women pay more Statistics It found that women pay more in 42% of cases. It found that female razors are 11% more expensive than men's. Jeans cost 10% more. Even toys marketed to little girls are 11% pricier compared to those for boys. It s estimated that a woman will pay an annual financial impact of gender tax of approximately $1,351 for the exact same services as men

5. Theres no regulation on gender-base products so all we can do is: Shop in the men s aisle Contact your govern Spread it through social media. What do we about it. #Pink Tax

6. References: http://www.dallasnews.com/business/business/2016/03/08/texas-am-prof-on-pink-tax- tariffs-can-be-six-times-higher-for-womens-clothes http://money.usnews.com/money/personal-finance/articles/2016-02-17/the-pink-tax- why-womens-products-often-cost-more https://www.listenmoneymatters.com/the-pink-tax/ http://money.cnn.com/2016/02/03/news/female-male-products-pricing-boots/ http://groundswell.org/ever-heard-of-the-pink-tax-4-items-women-pay-more-for/