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Studies have shown that the “pink tax” is not real, as it doesn’t target women specifically and instead responds to supply and demand for specific products. Image credits: itsjustmilliee.
More so, the pink tax contributes to the phenomenon of "period poverty" where many women struggle to afford basic menstrual products which can affect social, emotional, and physical health. Studies have shown that women can pay thousands of dollars more over their lifetimes because of the pink tax, which furthers the wealth gap between genders.
Here are ways to avoid paying the pink tax. OPT FOR GENDER-NEUTRAL PRODUCTS. As Gonzalez Guittar points out, there is no reason why women need to use lavender scents while men stick with pine ...
That's excluding pregnancy costs, believe it or not. Women drop $15 billion more annually on medical expenses than men. How employers can fix the covert health insurance ‘pink tax’
Make clear the "Pink Tax" is not an actual tax in any referenced tax code. Indicate that it is more of a general umbrella phrase used to discuss the price imbalance between men's and women's products. Discussions of the European VAT with respect to taxation of female hygiene products should be within its own sub-section.
Period poverty also relates to the "pink tax", a hypothesis which alleges that health products marketed towards females are substantially more expensive than similar products marketed towards males. [18] Specifically, a Stanford research study found that the average woman will spend approximately $18,000 on menstrual products in their lifetime ...
The pink tax is about more than just color. It can be used to describe a broad range of discrimination against female consumers. A particular focus of women’s ire in China and elsewhere is the ...
Pink money, the pink pound or pink dollar is an economic term which refers to the spending power of the LGBT community. [43] Advertising agencies sometimes call the gay market the pink economy. Tickled pink means extremely pleased. The Pink Tax refers to the invisible price women must pay for goods that are created and advertised specifically ...