A reception and book signing will take place in the Rebecca M. Blank Great Hall after the talk. The first 50 attendees at the event will receive a free copy of “The Double Tax: How Women of Color Are Overcharged and Underpaid.”

SPEAKERS:
Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman
Award-winning Economist, Speaker, and Author

Cortney Sanders
2026 Twink Frey Visiting Social Activist (TFVSA)

You've probably heard of the pink tax—that additional price women pay to exist in the same world as men. Now meet the double tax, the compounded cost of racism and sexism, or the pink tax and then some.

"The Double Tax" dares to ask why it’s so expensive to be a woman in America and why it doesn’t have to be this way. Throughout the book, Anna Gifty reveals that women spend more money, time, and effort than men across areas like beauty, motherhood, and career, and that Black and white women lead vastly different lives. These differences, highlighted through hundreds of conversations and countless studies, reveal that the clearest path forward to reducing costs for all women is to ensure that no woman is left behind.

“The Double Tax: How Women of Color Are Overcharged and Underpaid,” her second book, explores the costs women face, why the bill runs higher for women of color, and why closing the gaps helps everyone.