It is often argued that there is a noticeable price difference between male and female goods. While there is no official tax based on gender, I strongly believe that a so-called “gender” tax does exist in the modern society.
To start with, the “gender tax” otherwise known as the “pink tax” refers to the tendency of higher prices that women often pay for everyday goods compared to similar products marketed to men. According to the research conducted by the British times Newspaper, women’s clothes, beauty products and girls’ toys were on average 36 percent more expensive than typical items for men and boys. Firstly, the biggest stores charged twice the cost of ten razors due to their certain color which was pink. Secondly, in the market scooters designed for girls were more expensive by 7 dollars in comparison with the same type of vehicle destined for boys. Moreover, during the British research, it was found that the particulat model of women’s jeans produced by company Levi’s cost on average 46 percent more than those clothing for male customers. All described situations demonstrate the serious price discrimination for women’s and girls’ items.
In conclusion, I suppose that “sexist” pricing/ “pink” tax still exists in conditions of basic economics. Although there is no official gender-based taxation in the world, a significant number of stores and markets have unfair pricing strategies for female consumers.