Gendered Pricing: The Irritating Reason Women More For The Same Products

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When I was a broke college student, I discovered a giant, money-saving secret in the aisles of Walgreens: gendered pricing. Women's beauty products, like deodorant and razors, simply cost more than their identical, marketed-for-men counterparts. And according to Forbes*and Marie Claire,*this isn't just a small marketing anomaly, in which manufacturers bank on a few extra pennies from the ladies--artificially inflated prices can cost females and female-identified individuals well over $1,000 per year in beauty products and health insurance. More »Post from: Blisstree
 
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