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'Anna writes searing observations about today's society and the many burdens it places on women of colour. This is a masterpiece.' KELECHI OKAFOR 'Bold, unflinching, and revolutionary . . . A life-changing read. ' GABRIELLE UNION 'Provocative and uncompromising.' MIKKI KENDALL, bestselling author of HOOD FEMINISM 'A must-read . . . Opoku-Agyeman offers bold solutions for how we can fight for a future that leaves no one behind.' ALYSSA MILANO _______________________________________________________________ The 'pink tax' has gained widespread recognition in recent years: we know that it costs more to be a woman, both in terms of lost earnings and the higher price of products marketed to women. But what happens when you look at the costs across racial lines? In The Double Tax, Harvard researcher Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman summarises the disparities that women face as they navigate life's biggest moments. The numbers reveal that Black and white women lead vastly different lives, marked by dramatic gaps in job opportunities, salaries, housing costs, childcare access and generational wealth. She coins this gap as the 'double tax' - the compounded cost of racism and sexism. Through rigorous research and interviews with women, Opoku-Agyeman calculates the extra money, time and effort that women are forced to pay at every stage of their life. She also offers actionable solutions for how everyday people, local communities and global leaders alike can help relieve women of these costs for good. Only by understanding where the gaps are and where the double tax arises can we begin to even the playing field for all.

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Anna writes searing observations about today's society and the many burdens it places on women of colour. This is a masterpiece and a call to action for all people to finally not only level out the playing field but repair the road taken to get there. -- Kelechi Okafor

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Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman is an award-winning Ghanaian-American researcher and writer. She is a postgraduate student at Harvard Kennedy School studying public policy and economics. She is the youngest recipient for a CEDAW Women's Rights Award by the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. Her first book, The Black Agenda, received widespread coverage from outlets like NPR, Essence, Telemundo, FOX Soul, and The New York Times.

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