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I'm the Gen Z founder of a period-care company using my business to push back on the 'tampon tax'
Nadya Okamoto says her for-profit business provides more opportunities to make change. Her latest c…
Alexandra York
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CVS lowers prices on store-brand menstrual products by 25% in pharmacies nationwide, covers 'tampon taxes" in 12 states
CVS is dropping prices on store-branded menstrual products by 25%, covering sales taxes in 12 state…
Sarah Belle Lin
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Public schools and colleges in California must stock restrooms with free menstrual products under new law
The law requires schools to provide free menstrual products in all women's restrooms, in all-gender…
Connor Perrett
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The 'pink tax' isn't just on tampons and deodorant - women pay more for transit too
To be sure, a significant proportion of responses in the survey came from affluent neighborhoods of…
Graham Rapier
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The influence of 'the pink tax' is about more than just higher prices. Here's how it works and how it affects women's finances.
The pink tax refers to the premium pricing on women's products. Find out what it is and how to figh…
Melanie Lockert
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The $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill also includes a provision that'll help you save on pads and tampons
Though most of the coronavirus legislation, known as the CARES Act, is aimed at alleviating climbin…
Kimberly Leonard
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Britain's government just made a landmark move on tampon tax - but the public isn't happy
The tax on the female health product makes the UK £15 million ($22.7 million) a year and protestors…
Lianna Brinded
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Tampons are being used as a weapon to bash the EU
When the UK joined the Common Market in 1973, it introduced VAT at 17.5% on women's sanitary produc…
Jeremy Wilson
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The CEO of Boxed, 'the Costco for millennials,' says his site has banned the infamous 'pink tax' - and it's saved shoppers $1 million
If you guessed the flowery one, you're probably familiar with the concept of the "pink tax." Basica…
Áine Cain
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A TikTok worker reportedly said the social media giant's culture is so intense she bled through her pants rather than asking to briefly leave a meeting
TikTok is a high-pressure environment for employees — one person reportedly bled through her …
Gabrielle Bienasz
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5 retirement strategies many women are taught too late in life
Because women are more likely to work part time or take extended time off, they tend to miss retire…
Leo Aquino
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50. Let's Talk About Tampax
Tampax used education as advertising to sell a product that's taboo. But what does it mean when cor…
Sarah Wyman,Julia Press,Charl…
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Texas will now allow people taking the bar exam to bring their own menstrual products
The Texas Board of Law Examiners will allow test-takers to bring their own menstrual products after…
Connor Perrett
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An Idaho woman who documented her 19-day miscarriage on TikTok blames the state's near-total abortion ban for her 'horrific' experience
Carmen Broesder told Insider she was twice denied a D&C procedure. A doctor told her it could be du…
Erin Snodgrass
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'Survivor' players reveal what it's really like to compete on the show
From the supplies not shown on-screen to how long tribal council really lasts, competitors revealed…
Meghan Cook
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'Survivor' players reveal the worst and grossest parts of competing on the series
From sleep deprivation and bugs to boredom and anxiety, "Survivor" competitors told us the worst pa…
Meghan Cook
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Actress Ashley Judd became the breakout star of the Women's March on Washington
Women's March on Washington organizers insisted leading up to event - which is expected to draw nea…