Why Do Women's Razors Cost More? Putting the "Pink Tax" in Perspective

Why Do Women's Razors Cost More? Putting the "Pink Tax" in Perspective

For decades, economists and journalists have discussed the “Pink Tax”: the idea that products marketed to women price higher than identical ones for men. In 1992, the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs released a study asserting that women were routinely charged higher prices for haircuts, dry cleaning, and other services. Then-Mayor Bill de Blasio commissioned a second study in 2015, which found that women’s products were more expensi…