The term “pink tax” has been defined as an economic theory by Investopedia as “the tendency for goods and services marketed toward women to be more expensive than those targeted at men.”
The sexist attack has changed with different cultures, trend shifts, and innovations.
The tax is a result of additional measures taken into the components of the services and products to be better adapted to women’s needs with its features and characteristics. Its effect has depended on the product itself, materials used to make it, the commercial or small business seller, and its importance.
Its effect on services includes certain adjustments that needs to be made for things involved in it for women as well as the certain material it uses particularly for them.
Solutions include price comparisons between stores, buying unisex products, and buying from women-owned companies.
WJPS 11th grader, Lillian Kong said, “How can you raise the price for a specific color, just for more money? It makes sense as a marketing trick, but in the world, where equality is fought for, it should all be the same price.”
WJPS teacher, Ms. Mitsiadis said, “It seems that it’s unfair, but I understand the thought process.”
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