Hidden Tax ——Analysis of Premium Level for Sanitary Napkins and Adult Diapers

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Hidden Tax ——Analysis of Premium Level for Sanitary Napkins and Adult Diapers

Xinyi Wang 1* , Yining Wang 2
  • 1 Adcote School    
  • 2 Beijing National Day School    
  • *corresponding author Flippedbear520@sina.com
Published on 13 September 2023 | https://doi.org/10.54254/2754-1169/19/20230122
AEMPS Vol.19
ISSN (Print): 2754-1177
ISSN (Online): 2754-1169
ISBN (Print): 978-1-915371-81-2
ISBN (Online): 978-1-915371-82-9

Abstract

As the social attention on women’s dilemma, some unfair regulations have raised a heated discussion, and the ‘pink tax’ which is a hidden tax levied on homogeneous products consumed by women, and most of those products have the same quality and raw material, but higher prices when it is marketed as female-targeted goods. In this paper, unlike the previous researches focusing on pink tax in united industry, it shows the price disparities also exist on conventional women commodity, and mainly investigate the similarity and difference of sanitary napkins and adult diapers. By analyzing the costs of raw material, comprehensive applications and market prices of both kinds of products, calculating and comparing the net profit margins of the two industries, the results confirm the existence of price disparity on these two goods under similar costs, but because of the lack of database and specific cases, further researches are necessary for verification. This work may widen people’s horizon on pink tax, which is not limited on the comparison of opposite genders’ products, but the price bias on feminine goods, and it can promote Economics gender equality.

Keywords:

pink tax, sanitary napkins and adult diapers, gender equality of economics

Wang,X.;Wang,Y. (2023). Hidden Tax ——Analysis of Premium Level for Sanitary Napkins and Adult Diapers. Advances in Economics, Management and Political Sciences,19,84-92.
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References

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[2]. Svasti Pant. UnPinking Discrimination: Exploring the Pink Tax and its Implications. International Journal of Policy Sciences and Law (IJPSL), Volume 1,Issue 3

[3]. Ranking Democrat Carolyn B. Maloney (2016, December). The pink tax: How gender-based pricing hurts women’s buying power. Joint Economic Committee: U.S. Congress.

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[6]. Mackenzi Lafferty:Monmouth College(2019).The Pink Tax: The Persistence of Gender Price Disparity. Midwest Journal of Undergraduate Research 2019, Issue 11, Lafferty 57

[7]. Eliana Burns,Humboldt State University, Department of Communications (2020, Fall). Pink Is The New Tax. Communication Senior Capstones. 1.

[8]. Great Wall Securities Research Institute (2020) The founder of the rise of domestic diapers, grasp the structural stage of personal care https://www.sgpjbg.com/baogao/21268.html

[9]. Huatai Securities (2022) Absorbent sanitary products market moves forward steadily and domestic brands are rising.

[10]. H.R. 3583--Never Again International Outbreak Prevention Act. 17th Congress(2021-2022)

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Wang,X.;Wang,Y. (2023). Hidden Tax ——Analysis of Premium Level for Sanitary Napkins and Adult Diapers. Advances in Economics, Management and Political Sciences,19,84-92.

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Volume title: Proceedings of the 2023 International Conference on Management Research and Economic Development

ISBN：978-1-915371-81-2(Print) / 978-1-915371-82-9(Online)
Editor：Javier Cifuentes-Faura, Canh Thien Dang
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Series: Advances in Economics, Management and Political Sciences
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ISSN：2754-1169(Print) / 2754-1177(Online)

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References

[1]. Zhaopin Ltd.(2022) Survey Report on the Current Situation of Chinese Women’s Workplace in 2022: www.zhaopin.com

[2]. Svasti Pant. UnPinking Discrimination: Exploring the Pink Tax and its Implications. International Journal of Policy Sciences and Law (IJPSL), Volume 1,Issue 3

[3]. Ranking Democrat Carolyn B. Maloney (2016, December). The pink tax: How gender-based pricing hurts women’s buying power. Joint Economic Committee: U.S. Congress.

[4]. Nazife Mine Celebi Yazicioglu, Fatma, Cubuk, Muzaffer Eylem Yazicioglu, (2016) A Neuroscientific Research of How Color Affects Cognition and Perception. The 2016 WEI International Academic Conference Proceedings, Boston USA.

[5]. Anya C. Hurlbert, Yazhu Ling(August 21,2007) Biological components of sex differences in color preference. Correspondence,Volume 17, Issue 16, PR623-R625.

[6]. Mackenzi Lafferty:Monmouth College(2019).The Pink Tax: The Persistence of Gender Price Disparity. Midwest Journal of Undergraduate Research 2019, Issue 11, Lafferty 57

[7]. Eliana Burns,Humboldt State University, Department of Communications (2020, Fall). Pink Is The New Tax. Communication Senior Capstones. 1.

[8]. Great Wall Securities Research Institute (2020) The founder of the rise of domestic diapers, grasp the structural stage of personal care https://www.sgpjbg.com/baogao/21268.html

[9]. Huatai Securities (2022) Absorbent sanitary products market moves forward steadily and domestic brands are rising.

[10]. H.R. 3583--Never Again International Outbreak Prevention Act. 17th Congress(2021-2022)

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