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You’ve probably heard of the “pink tax” — the higher prices companies charge women than men for comparable items like deodorant and razors.
The she-cession and she-flation are colliding - Marketplace Kristin Schwab 2022
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Many shoppers know about the so-called pink tax – a needless markup on products marketed to women, even if those products are essentially the same, just cheaper, when sold to men.
‘Financial microaggressions’: why ‘pink tariffs’ hurt women more than men Alaina Demopoulos 2025
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"It s expensive to be a woman. Several studies have shown that choosing the shampoo bottle marketed to women (with its pastel colors and floral motif) will cost you more than reaching for the gray bottle of "men's" shampoo, even when both items are essentially the same product. It’s referred to as the “pink tax,” and Boxed, a bulk shipping retailer, just announced a discount to combat it, Entrepreneur magazine reports. If the women’s product you’re buying costs more than the men’s equivalent, Boxed will cut the price on the ladies’ version.
October 9, 2016