Within the past 30 years, the tax on period products has arisen in conversations surrounding the inequitable pricing of products marketed toward women. Commonly known as the “tampon tax,”...
Eight powerful brands have teamed up for this, too.
Period Poverty is a public health crisis. 16.9 million people who menstruate in the US are living in poverty and 14.2 % of menstruating college people in the US...
In the honor of Women’s History Month, I have decided to write about something that infuriates me: the tampon tax. Throughout her lifetime, a woman has an average of...
Living in the 21st century, a time when it seems that women are advancing in society and breaking more societal barriers, it is often easy...
As of the 1st of January 2021, the UK government has gotten rid of the tax on tampons. This is part of a wider government plan in which...
Our society claims to be progressive and one of the best for gender equality, and yet we tax people simply for the genitalia they possess, leading to them having...
Tampon tax, and the overall issue of period poverty, has become increasingly central to social and political discussions in recent years,...
I have heard about the pink tax before but recently, it’s something that pops up on my FYP in the app, TikTok, very often. This topic is...
Facing periods every month and the purchase of necessary hygiene products leads to bulk-buying and potential markup in the sanitary napkin...