Additional readings:
- ‘Pink tariffs’ cost women more than $2 billion a year (CNN, April 2025)
- ‘Financial microaggressions’: why ‘pink tariffs’ hurt women more than men (Guardian, March 2025)
- PPI study on pink tariff (December 2023)
- Gender and income inequality in United States tariff burden (US International Trade Commission, 2018)
Discussion questions:
- What do you think about the pink tariff? How does the pink tariff affect different stakeholders, including consumers and fashion companies?
- How can fashion companies respond to or navigate pink tariffs in their global sourcing, particularly considering the tariff escalation in 2025?
- What role can governments and international trade organizations play in addressing pink tariffs, and what policy changes could help eliminate the disparities? What are the challenges?
FASH455 Global Apparel & Textile Trade and Sourcing 