Soar Above

Soar Above

The Matt Townsend Show - Season 1, Episode 1511 , Segment 3

Episode: Gender Pricing, The Speed of Trust, Soar Above

  • May 24, 2018 4:00 pm
  • 29:26 mins

Steven Stosny, Ph.D., has treated over 6,000 clients for various forms of anger, abuse, and violence and is the founder of CompassionPower. He has written several books, including "Soar Above: How to Use the Most Profound Part of Your Brain under Any Kind of Stress". Dr. Stosny shares ideas on how to shift from feeling powerful to BEING powerful.

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Gender Pricing

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Christine Whelan, Ph.D., Clinical professor in the Department of Consumer Science at the University of Wisconsin- Madison. Products marketed for women or girls are priced higher than virtually identical products for men. Accordingly in one study by the New York Department of Consumer Affairs, personal care products marketed to women cost an average of 13 percent more than equivalent men's products,  8 percent on adult clothing, 4 percent on children's clothing, 7 percent on toys and accessories, and 8 percent on home health care products and products for seniors. One study estimated that these hidden costs, or “pink tax” can cost women nearly $1,400 a year. So why are they products marked up for women? And what is being done to even the cost? Dr. Whelan explains.

Christine Whelan, Ph.D., Clinical professor in the Department of Consumer Science at the University of Wisconsin- Madison. Products marketed for women or girls are priced higher than virtually identical products for men. Accordingly in one study by the New York Department of Consumer Affairs, personal care products marketed to women cost an average of 13 percent more than equivalent men's products,  8 percent on adult clothing, 4 percent on children's clothing, 7 percent on toys and accessories, and 8 percent on home health care products and products for seniors. One study estimated that these hidden costs, or “pink tax” can cost women nearly $1,400 a year. So why are they products marked up for women? And what is being done to even the cost? Dr. Whelan explains.