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Political economy

THE DOUBLE TAX

Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman Chelsea Clinton

How Women (of Color) Are Overcharged and Underpaid

The "pink tax" has gained widespread recognition in recent years, but what happens when you look at the costs that define a woman's entire life, especially across racial lines?

In THE DOUBLE TAX, Harvard researcher Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman summarizes the disparities that women face as they navigate life's biggest moments. Not only do the numbers reveal that women incur higher costs than men, but also 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, Opoku-Agyeman calculates the extra money, time, and effort that women are expected and forced to pay at every stage of their life.

While the evidence may be discouraging, THE DOUBLE TAX 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.

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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Book Published 2025-09-16 by Portfolio

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The Double Tax is the kind of book that stops you in your tracks. It confirms, provokes, and inspires. With scorching storytelling, sharp critique, and deep insight, Opoku-Agyeman voices a reality that's both deeply personal and structurally fundamental.

The Double Tax powerfully documents how costly womanhood is in the United States while centering evidence that explores the cross section of race, gender, and class. An eye-opener and a rousing call to action!

I did not expect to laugh so hard and ache so deeply while reading this book. The Double Tax goes beyond collecting receipts and tabulating the buried costs that women face. It is a powerful reclamation of womanhood.

This groundbreaking, timely, and crucial work shines a light on how persistent gender inequality is while offering bold solutions to address these injustices. Opoku-Agyeman's insightful and compelling analysis is essential reading.

Little Brown Book Group: UK & Commonwealth

Bold, unflinching, and revolutionary. The Double Tax isn't just a call to action; it's a powerful blueprint for what we do today and what comes next. A life-changing read.

Provocative and uncompromising. The Double Tax presents a bold argument about how differences across race and gender color the human experience and why that matters for us all.

A must read. While The Double Tax lays out the brutal costs womenespecially women of colorpay just to exist, Opoku-Agyeman offers bold solutions for how we can fight for a future that leaves no one behind.

Effortlessly accessible and wildly entertaining. The Double Tax serves as an ultra-readable wake-up call and is required reading for anyone who wants to be a better citizen.