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We talk about gaps a lot here. The wage gap keeps women from being compensated at the same rates as their male counterparts for the same work. The pink tax results refers to increased costs for products marketed toward women – razors and pens are just two examples of the products that cost an average of 7% more when they are pink. Health care costs more for women due to the gender rating which still exists among 90% of best-selling health care plans. And we have a new disparity to consider: the commuting gap. Not only do women, on average, earn less for their work and pay more for good and services, they also tend to pay a greater cost in terms of their commutes to and from work.
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