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Pink Tax

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“Pink tax” is a term that refers to gender-based price discrimation for common products, usually related to toiletries Ax The Pink Tax . Women are often up-charged for similar, if not the same products as men. A simple example is a blue razor marketed to the male population that might be $1.99. This selection is shelved opposite the female pink version which is tagged $2.50. The shavers are basically the same, and if anything, the blue choice works better and lasts longer.  It was estimated that 42% of the time, women pay more for the same products as men Price Discrepancy  On average, women are charged $1,351 extra every year (Ax the Pink Tax). It might seem hard to believe, but the Pink Tax has cost me $22,014 in just the sixteen years that I have been alive. The discrepancy in price is outrageous, and this linked with the fact that women often earn less money than men sums to more of a challenge for women to afford necessary products.  Society is trying to prove that wome