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'Pink tax' payers see red

Research shows that some products marketed to women cost more than the same products marketed to men. Women could be out $64,843 over their lifetime.

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By Jonathan Bastian • Aug 10, 2019 • 1 min read

Research shows that some products marketed to women cost more than the same products marketed to men. Women could be out $64,843 over their lifetime. Social media activists are trying to spread awareness of this so-called "pink tax" through #axthepinktax.

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    Jonathan Bastian

    Host, Life Examined

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    Carolina Starin

    Producer

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    Starshine Roshell

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