A Little Perspective
Join Halima Attah as she explores intriguing, large scale issues observed by a typical student in a Western society. She lives a pretty mundane life, so in the field of relatability— she’s pretty credible.
A Little Perspective
The Pink Tax: Gender Discrimination?
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Halima Attah
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Season 2
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Episode 17
Ah, yes. The convenience of gendered hygiene products: pink razors for women, and blue razors for men. But weirdly enough, this odd business practice prices identical items differently. Why so?
Sources
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.fordham.edu/info/29752/ars_nova_digital_showcase_2020/11571/charles_schelands_project
https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-18-500.pdf
https://www.allure.com/story/national-judgement-survey-statistics
https://www.thewilkesbeacon.com/opinion/2018/10/30/the-standard-of-beauty-a-dangerous-ideal/