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The Goal Digger Podcast · August 25, 2025 · 53m

907: The Hidden Price of Being a Woman in Business (And Why You’re Not Imagining It)

Anna Gifty
Show Notes

Jenna Kutcher interviews Harvard-trained economist and author Anna Gifty about her new book, The Double Tax. Anna explains the invisible economic penalties that women—especially women of color—face in business and daily life. The discussion covers how these hidden costs affect pricing, funding, time management, and generational wealth-building. Anna offers both a diagnosis of systemic barriers and actionable tools for women entrepreneurs to push back and advocate for themselves.

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The Double Tax: Invisible Costs Women Pay
Anna Gifty introduces the Double Tax—the hidden economic costs women bear just to participate in society and business.
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Highlights

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Impact of Motherhood and Beauty Standards
Motherhood and societal beauty standards impose extra financial and time costs on women entrepreneurs.
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Generational Wealth Gap and Systemic Barriers
Accumulated hidden costs make generational wealth-building feel out of reach for many women, particularly women of color.
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Economic Empowerment Playbook
The conversation serves as both permission slip and playbook, providing women with strategies to recognize and push back against hidden costs.
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References

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The Double Tax — Anna Gifty — central to episode discussion
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