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Why women pay more than men for the same stuff by Clare Sebastian

Razors. Perfume. Dry cleaning services. The list of things women pay more for goes on and on$.$

By now, you've probably heard about the "pink tax" $--$ the idea that the "female" versions of the same products and services cost more than the male versions.

A recent study by the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs surveyed almost $800$ products and found in $42\%$ of cases, women paid more for the same items as men.

But the more you investigate the reasons behind the so$-$called pink tax, the more complicated the issue becomes.

Even if products like razors are identical in all but color, there may be other minor differences in production. Or a store might claim another reason for charging different prices $--$ like differences in inventory.

And then there is the idea that women willingly pay more for feminized products. After all, they could theoretically just purchase a man's razor $-$something less likely to happen in the case of clothing.

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