article_snippet.sent: Even more disappointing is that this practice of 'invisible tax' is not only found almost everywhere, but this practice of 'invisible tax' is entirely legal in almost every state in the US - even when the products or services are exactly the same for both genders.
article_snippet.sent: Compounded with the fact that women make, on average, 78 cents on a dollar to men, the facts prove than gender bias is more than just offensive, the facts's also very expensive.
article_snippet.sent: The presenters do point out that conditions are getting slightly better; medical insurance used to cost women in America $1 billion more each year before ObamaCare outlawed the practice of gender-biased pricing discrimination.
article_snippet.sent: However, in terms of everyday gender-taxing across America, a 1995 report found that 'gender tax' cost women approximately $1,351 annually - a number which doesn't show any signs of decreasing any time soon.
article_snippet.sent: And while the shocking statistics in the caused California to put a state-wide ban on the practice in 1996, with New York City also opting to impose a similar ban on gender pricing, the rest of the US continues to allow the practice.
article_snippet.sent: Even something as basic as long-term care insurance costs women 13 per cent more, a hike they apparently base on the fact that women have longer life-spans - in the same way that women raise rates on smokers. '
highlights_snippet.sent: According to the creators of the video, California is one of the few states to have put a ban on 'gender pricing discrimination' 