When women shop for anything feminine they may notice that products directed towards women are significantly more expensive than those directed towards men. This is known as the Pink Tax. The Pink Tax is where women pay more than men because people think they will pay more for products. Everything from a child’s toy to insurance is more expensive if directed towards women. The Pink Tax should be abolished because, it makes women pay more than men, women get paid less than men, and women get periods.
The Pink Tax forces women to pay more than men. Almost everything directed towards women is more expensive than products directed towards men. In fact, studies show that on average personal care is 13% pricier for women, children’s toys are 4% pricier, and clothing is priced 8% higher for women. To add on, even life changing purchases such as purchasing insurance come to be more expensive for women, lifetime health insurance can be up to 100,000 dollars more expensive for women than men. In addition, after a year women pay a catastrophically more than men in the long run. In one year a women will pay $1,351 more than men. Women are charged with higher taxes than men and it is not right! …show more content…
Periods happen once every month (making it twelve times a year). The average price of a tampon box is $7. Most girls use just about a whole box each period. This means we use twelve boxes making it 84 dollars a year. On average girls start their period around twelve years old until about fifty five years old. That is forty three years making it $3,612 in a lifetime. In a lifetime a woman will spend around $18,171 on her period. That is too much money to spend on something women are forced to go through. Periods get expensive and they should not be taxed as luxury