Letters to the Editor: Women pay a price for the ‘pink tax’

One reader suggests something be done about the difference in price between similar products marketed differently to men and women while others discuss the ongoing bombardment of Gaza, and the lack of bins in Clonakilty town

Women pay on average 35% more for body wash, 10% more for deodorant, and 59% more for facial creams than men. 

As I have gotten older, I have noticed several issues in the world around me. The most troublesome one however, is that of ‘pink tax’. Pink tax is the price difference between similar products that are marketed differently to men and women. It is an ongoing issue that needs reform if Ireland is to truly progress.

Pink tax costs women more money than men each year, which is incredibly unjustified. Women pay on average 35% more for body wash, 10% more for deodorant, and 59% more for facial creams, just to name a few examples. On average, pink tax will cost a woman €178,185 over her lifetime. Given that women already earn 4.9% less than men, (on average), this is incredibly costly. It shouldn’t cost more to be born a woman.