The Real Cost of Pink Tax
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Gender-based pricing, also known as “pink tax,” is an upcharge on products traditionally intended for women which have only cosmetic differences from comparable products traditionally intended for men.
“I think the motivations around the pink tax come more explicitly from a classic capitalist stance: If you can make money off of it, you should,”
income-generating scenario for private companies who found a way to make their product look either more directed to or more appropriate for the population and saw that as a moneymaker
If you can make money off of it, you should
other than their packaging color, the products look exactly the same.
shaving gel and deodorant, are the ones purchased most frequently compared with other categories — meaning that the costs add up over time
13 percent price increase hits women and girls who come from lower income households even harder.
an average price difference of 13 percent for personal care products
Researchers looked at 106 products in the toys and accessories category and found that, on average, those intended for girls were priced 7 percent higher.
income-generating scenario for private companies who found a way to make their product look either more directed to or more appropriate for the population and saw that as a moneymaker
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