The Tampon Tax, Period Poverty, and Menstrual Equity with Laura Strausfeld.

Gain the courage to speak up about menstrual equity in an episode of Period to Pause on Apple Podcasts. Listen in as we tackle issues regarding inequitable state laws regarding women’s health, their impact on women’s lives, and how to solve them. If you want to be a part of ending the stigma against periods, you won’t want to miss this episode.

The Tampon Tax, Period Poverty, and Menstrual Equity with Laura Strausfeld.

2026

Kentucky needs to stop taxing women for their periods | Opinion

A penalty for being a woman: why I’m suing Kentucky for taxing tampons

2025

The American Bar Association’s Resolution 507 marks the first official stance by the nation’s largest professional association of lawyers on what is commonly known as the “tampon tax.”

National Coalition to End Period Poverty Applauds Reintroduction of the Menstrual Equity for All Act

Schools Are Required to Offer Free Period Products. Where Are They?

Almost 10 years later, NYC remains in ‘flagrant’ violation of school menstrual products law: lawsuit

2024

Free Pads & Tampons Are Supposed To Be Available In Schools. So Where Are They?

The Irony of Republicans’ ‘Tampon Tim’ Insult

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz “forced schools to stock tampons in boys’ bathrooms.”

Menstrual Product Sales Taxes Hang On as Repeal Efforts Persist

‘Tampon Tax’ Repeal: A Step Towards Bipartisan Consensus in the ‘Bloody’ Field of Female Healthcare Policy

Opinion | This ‘cringy’ term is helping defeat the tampon tax

Opponents of sales tax on period products ready to push Georgia lawmakers to end levy

2023

The Road to Dismantling the Tampon Tax

Girls deserve better period education, and we can all contribute

Texas Is the Latest State to Drop the ‘Tampon Tax’

Texas becomes latest state to eliminate tax on menstrual, baby products

Texas waves goodbye to sales tax on menstrual products, diapers: ‘Meaningful acknowledgment’

Texas may be the next state to end the sales tax on period products

Federal rules don’t require period product ingredients on packaging labels. States are stepping in.

Georgia continues charging so-called tampon tax despite latest legislative repeal effort

SC lawmakers push to eliminate tampon sales tax

Texas House of Representatives Passes Bill to End “Archaic” Tampon Tax

The Pink Tax (Hour 2)

House committee kills three tax cut bills

With Abortion Rights Under Attack, Menstrual Equity Gains Support

What the Thinx Class Action Settlement Means for All of Us

2022

Efforts to End Tampon Tax Across the U.S. Gain Momentum as States Pre-File Legislation for 2023

Three Virginia teens create a ‘period pantry’ for free pads, tampons

Period Law and PERIOD. Partner with CVS Health to End the Tampon Tax, CVS Health is the First National Retailer to Join Their Campaign

CVS Health partnership aims to end the ‘tampon tax’

CVS Health to Reduce Prices on Feminine Care Products and Offer More Women’s Health Services

It’s True: Your Period Products Are Covered by HSA and FSA

Educators, Students Rally for Menstrual Equity in Schools

Teens Are Pioneering the Nationwide Movement for Menstrual Equity

HamCo Love: An HSE librarian is filling the need for pads and tampons in Hamilton County

Teens’ Period Poverty Activism Has Stirred Lawmakers to Action

‘A no-brainer issue’: High-powered law firm teams up with youth-led groups to end ‘tampon tax’

Period Stigma Is Finally Getting Erased In Fitness Thanks To These Wellness And Sports Leaders

A Blood-Red-Herring: Why Revenue Concerns Are Overestimated estimated in the Fight to End the “Tampon Tax”

2021

Many Lack Access to Pads and Tampons. What Are Lawmakers Doing About It?