The Pink Tax

Season 2, Episode 53,   Mar 26, 2023, 07:00 AM

This week we're learning about the pink tax. We discuss multiple ways that it affects all genders and racial groups differently. We bring up side by side comparisons of different products and discuss studies done on the pink tax. We end off the episode with the failed and passed state and federal legislation on the topic, and provide some petitions that listeners can sign to let our legislators know how we feel about the pink tax. All petitions can be found below in the sources.

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Sources
https://www.bankrate.com/personal-finance/pink-tax-how-women-pay-more/
https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/us-news/personal-finance/2022/12/22/63a414f8e2704e394d8b4580.html
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/07/what-is-the-pink-tax-and-how-does-it-hinder-women/
https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/_cache/files/8a42df04-8b6d-4949-b20b-6f40a326db9e/the-pink-tax---how-gender-based-pricing-hurts-women-s-buying-power.pdf
https://www.healthline.com/health/the-real-cost-of-pink-tax#Making-tampons-and-pads-more-accessible
https://www.businessinsider.com/personal-finance/pink-tax
https://womenscaucus.legislature.ca.gov/sites/womenscaucus.legislature.ca.gov/files/AB%201287%20%28Bauer-Kahan%29%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf
https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/press-releases/2021/11/04/gov--whitmer-signs-first-bill-repealing-tampon-tax-drives-down-costs-for-families
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lawrencelight/2022/02/12/theres-a-pink-tax-on-women/?sh=269bac417318
https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5686
https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/public_events/1588356/mosharybhatiatuchman_updated2.pdf
https://www.billtrack50.com/blog/social-issues/sex-drugs/pink-tax-period-equity-legislation/
https://www.npr.org/2018/03/25/564580736/more-states-move-to-end-tampon-tax-that-s-seen-as-discriminating-against-women

Petitions
https://www.change.org/t/pink-tax-en-us
https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/abolish-pink-tax
https://www.thepetitionsite.com/620/373/207/womens-products-are-more-expensive-end-the-pink-tax-now/
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/endperiodpoverty