The PINK TAX made me pay 25% more than a man today!

[BigmanPigman]

When Congresswoman Jackie Speier introduced a bill to eliminate the Pink Tax a few months ago I was thrilled. But the male leadersnip in Congress have sat on it (what a surprise). When I went to CVS today to buy deodorant I compared prices. The name brand deod. for women had the exact same ingredients and size but cost 25% more than the male variety. I asked the cashier what the difference was and he looked at everything on the packages and said, "None". That is why I bought the "male" variety which was a dark green color as opposed to the literally PINK women's variety.

Why do women have to pay more while we earn less? Why does the MAJORITY (yes, women are 51% of the US population) get penalized in so many ways in this country????!!!!!
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/382536-speier-introduces-bill-to-end-the-pink-tax
Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) introduced legislation aimed at preventing companies from pricing similar products and services differently based on gender.

Twenty-seven of Speier's Democratic colleagues signed on to The Pink Tax Repeal Act, which would allow "the Federal Trade Commission to enforce violations and gives State Attorneys General the authority to take civil action on behalf of consumers wronged by discriminatory practices."
Women get hit with a double whammy: They make less for doing the same work and they pay more for the same product or service because it’s for women," she said in a statement. "Whether it’s a pink teddy bear, deodorant from the same manufacturer, or a white laundered shirt, it’s time to say enough! Discrimination is illegal.” Speier's introduction of the bill purposefully coincided with national Equal Pay Day.