The Importance Of The Women Tax

The “Pink Tax,” the bane of women everywhere, and especially in corporate America. Women’s products and health lies in the hands of corporations who charge more for products geared towards women than their male counterparts. This is usually by a few cents on the dollar, but keep in mind that women are paid less than men. So, this can add up over time, and cause many frustrations.

Having cloth pads can work for so long until they are permanently stained and the disposable ones are easier to use. Having the tax remove would help more people than it would hurt, and it’ll help with personal care. The pads that are used by women today are made to help hide that unpleasant odor that comes from a period, and to let life go on. The wrappers maybe something to work on and in making it easier to be discreet about opening. The women of today have had enough to fight about, and this should not be one of them. Let the fight about the wage gap, but let them have pads and tampons tax free like the men can have their

“Sir James Clarke’s Female Pills” and other similar products were part of a class of patent medicines targeted at women and advertised as a cure to a universe of “painful and dangerous diseases incident to the female constitution” (Fig. 5The Daily Globe 1856). They offered hope for women in search of relief from monthly discomforts. In actuality, patent medicine manufacturers were capitalizing on the increased demand for abortifacients by advertising products that restored the regularity of the monthly period. To avoid prosecution, veiled language was used to advertise their nature, which compelled women to consider them for the purpose of removing what was described as “irregularities,” “suppressions,” and “obstructions” of the menses and to deal with all causes of the cessation of menstrual flow (Fig. 5; The Daily Globe 1856; The Star of the North 1855).

On average women spends $1,832.55 while men spend $691.52 on personal hygiene. In Deborah Tannen’s essay “There is no unmarked woman” Tannen states that it is inevitable for a women to be unmarked. Tannen assert that ways a women is marked include the makeup a woman wears, her clothes, and the amount of jewelry she has on. I agree with Tannen because women aren't able to fully express themselves like men due to the stamp society has placed on us.

The Federal Department of the Treasury announced on June 17, 2015 that a woman would be featured on a redesigned ten dollar bill, which is to be released in 2020, the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th amendment, which granted women suffrage. People consider both women’s suffrage and a woman to be featured on a monetary bill as victories for gender equality, however more obstacles lie in the path towards gender equality, obstacles such as pay inequality. Estimates by the US Department of Labor indicate that the average woman with the same profession as a man, both working under the same employer, are paid only 78 cents for every dollar the man makes. This is a problem for those striving for gender equality, and is sure to upset

Women get paid less than men, aren’t allowed to work certain jobs that men do, and get cheated on how much they pay for certain goods and services when compared to men’s products. On average, each year, women pay a whopping $1,300 more than men in products such as razors, hair products, back support bands, and even scooters for toddlers. The extra money women pay for products is known as the pink tax, and it has recently been a hot topic in the news all over the world.

Menstruation is nearly a universal life experience for all females. The average woman uses approximately 12,000 to 15,000 non-reusable feminine hygiene products in their lifetime (Weir, 2015). Moreover, women spend around 7 dollars on average for a box of tampons on a monthly basis (Durkin, 2017). This cost does not include additional state government imposed taxes on feminine hygiene products which adds an additional economic burden. In Michigan, tampons are classified as “optional luxury items” by the General Sales Tax Act and there is an imposed tax of 6% on top of the purchase price (S.B. 0091, 2017). According to the Senate Committee on Finance, this sales tax

Abortion is a social and political issue that many people worldwide feel strongly about. Although the thought of “killing” another human being sounds horrific, it may be the only choice. The question that is often asked, does a woman have the right to choose what happens to her unborn child. Since a woman must carry a child during pregnancy and then be responsible for its physical, intellectual, and emotional well-being, as well as the enormous expense associated with raising a child, she should be allowed to decide if she wants an abortion.

In America, Noreen Farrell, director of the anti-sex discrimination law firm Equal Rights Advocate says, “We have an executive order that essentially forces women to pay to keep companies in business that discriminate against them, with their own tax dollars,” said Farrell. “It’s an outrage."

According to a study conducted by the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs in 2015, the annual cost of being a woman in the United States was $1,341 in 2014 (Menin 6). No, the Department of Consumer Affairs did not find this number by adding up the amount of money women spend on luxury items such as makeup and designer shoes, they found this figure by calculating the price difference in everyday items marketed to women that qualify as substantially similar to the men’s version. A 2016 California Senate bill defines goods and services as “substantially similar” when they are the same brand, have the same functional components, and share 90 percent of the same materials or ingredients as the good’s male counterpart (Ismay np). In

Taxation surrounds us in the world. Individuals fear tax, and a majority of the items we use and need are taxed. Even on topics such as Celebrities and the Olympics, taxation manages to find its way to still come up.

They would most likely inform you that periods are the worst, that it is a curse that only females have to endure, and spend so much of their money just to feel more comfortable in the uncomfortable time; having to worry if their pants are ruined, all those emotions that might frighten people, and their pain throughout that week. Of course, since they are greedy they would want their expenses to decrease, they would declare that it is immoral to charge women because they were born female. In addition, these women would say that if the government want money, why not tax men as well, because they love being so equal. Also, those who cannot afford these luxury items because the money they get are spent on items such as food would say they must get it for free, but where is all the money that they create from their luxurious red

I saw that there was a percentage increase by at least 10% from the overall population throughout decades, from image 1 to image 2, of those females who were in favor, as well as for those females who opposed it. In the 1970s, 81% of females were in favor while 19% opposed it. By the 2000s, the percent of females who were in favor had declined to 78%, while the percent of females who opposed the law went up to 22%. The trend has been different for women than for men because the overall population of females have higher numbers for being in favor versus males who have lower numbers. The numbers for females who oppose this law are lower than the males who opposed

They won’t use any product that is invented or made by men. So are there people who don’t want to use pads or tampons during their period because it is created by men, so they will just go out in the public and free bleed as they call it. Now if you don’t want to use certain products for whatever reason why, you do you. But when it comes to your own, and others’ hygiene, you crossed a line. We live in a modern world, a clean, hygienic, free world. You have the possibility and the priviliges to keep yourself clean during your period and protect yourself from bacteria. Please use these.

As a necessity to women, female sanitary items should not be taxed as a luxury item for women. Over 50% of the United States have a tax on these