The pink tax is the extra price women pay for products that are also marketed to men — think shampoo or clothing. Back in 2015, the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs found that across five industries, women were paying more for everyday products than men:
- 7 percent more for toys and accessories
- 4 percent more for children’s clothing
- 8 percent more for adult clothing
- 13 percent more for personal care products
- 8 percent more for senior/home healthcare products
Although recent evidence suggests that the pink tax doesn’t apply to every product, it was already more expensive to import items for women than it was for men. Experts have dubbed this the “pink tariff.” As of 2022, US clothing tariff rates were more than three percentage points higher for women (16.7 percent) than they were for men (13.6 percent). When I heard the news that more tariffs were on their way, my immediate thought was the following: Being a woman in America is about to get a whole lot more expensive, especially because of the beauty industry. - Public Notice
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Trump tariffs worsen the "pink tax"
Certainly because of their general ideology this is about the last thing the pro-tariff crowd is likely to worry about.
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My bride and I like to share ... I buy a pack of disposable razors and share ... we use the same toothpaste but have different toothbrushes ... etc.
ReplyDeleteSo what about vitamins ? She came home from the store with multiple vitamin for women over the age of 50 and offered my one after breakfast. I said ... razors and toothpaste are one thing but should we draw the line at vitamins ... let's look at the package ... and learned that it said "not for men or children". Turns out (unless RFK Jr. inserts his wisdom) the NIH currently states that there should be some differences based on sex -- multivitamins for women usually have more iron and folic acid than those for men while men may need more pantothenic acid and magnesium. So, I guess there is some reasoning to market them based on sex. That naturally leads to the question, how much is the "pink tax" impact on vitamins. Well, the Nature's Made for Women cost 12 cents per gummy while the Nature's Made for Men cost 16 cents. No pink tax but once the MAGA world finds out that males are being penalized, I fully expect Trump will issue an Executive Order to protect us.