Consumer Reports 116d ago

From razors to body wash, products marketed to women can be up to 48% more expensive than the "male" versions—even when they're virtually the same! The "Pink Tax" is the gender-based price discrimination that drains women's wallets every day. Author Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman, who literally wrote the book on this (The Double Tax: How Women of Color Are Overcharged and Underpaid) explains the unique and disproportionate financial burden placed on women of color. Learn more about Anna's work: https://annagifty.com/ Read CR's piece on strategies to avoid the pink tax: https://www.consumerreports.org/money/what-is-the-pink-tax-a1270997218/ 00:00 What is the "Pink Tax"? 01:56 Pink Tax Quiz 05:21 How Women of Color Are Overcharged and Underpaid 06:39 Effects on Society At Large 07:44 What the Data Shows 09:43 Costs for Parents 12:19 Impact on the Elderly 13:43 Price of Beauty 16:19 Childcare Expenses 19:13 How Communities are Affected 23:32 What You Can Change Now 26:24 Organizing for Economic Justice 28:38 Takeaways and Further Reading #PinkTax #GenderInequality #PriceDiscrimination #AnnaGiftyOpokuAgyeman #TheDoubleTax #EqualPay #MoneyTips #WomensRights #GenderGap