Re:Gender-Based Pricing in Consumer Packaged Goods: A Pink Tax?
by arvonle on Monday October 17, 2022 @10:44PM
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From the abstract:
> We find that women’s products are more expensive in some categories (e.g., deodorant) but less expensive in others (e.g., razors).
I have yet to read the complete article but it looks like female razors are actually less expensive, despite being significantly wider according to your experience. We should start a nationwide campaign for male consumer rights equality, quick !
Re:Gender-Based Pricing in Consumer Packaged Goods: A Pink Tax?
by cplusplusfellow on Monday October 17, 2022 @11:24PM
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Toilet paper is taxed also as a non essential.
Later in the paper, they note that the 11% "pink tax" is actually primarily explained by differences in consumer preference. The supposedly really egregious one is razors, but women's razors aren't comparable products - they are significantly wider (which makes sense - we have more surface area to cover). This more or less matches with my life experience.
Not that women don't have gender specific consumer rights issues. But the real pink tax, I'd argue, is that tampons and pads are taxed as non-essential goods. That also has a much easier regulatory solution.