- 21. How To Have Your First Zero Waste Period
- (Sponsored)
- ... centuries. It’s also linked to a ton of garbage. Typically, menstruating folk manage their periods with disposable pads and tampons. These products, containing superabsorbent polymers, single use plastics ...
- Created on 17 May 2019
- 22. Maine Republican Politician Voted Against Free Menstrual Supplies in Prisons Because “It’s Not a Country Club”
- (Feminism)
- ... new reasons to hope- thanks to the passage of last year’s First Step Act, federal prisons are required to provide inmates with free tampons and pads. However, federal prisons represent only a fraction ...
- Created on 20 March 2019
- 23. England Will Provide Hospital Patients With Free Sanitary Products
- (General)
- Beginning this summer, free tampons and other sanitary products will be offered at all medical establishments across England that are managed by the National Health Service, The New York Times reports. ...
- Created on 05 March 2019
- 24. A California Attorney Is Fighting Local Jails That Withhold Menstrual Products
- (Feminism)
- County prisons around the United States restrict their inmates' access to tampons and pads. According to an article by the non-profit magazine, Mother Jones, Californian attorney Paula Canny is doing ...
- Created on 26 February 2019
- 25. Millennials Are Killing "Feminine Hygiene" ...
- (Sponsored)
- ... bury the over-packaged, plastic disposable pads and tampons as artifacts of a culture temporarily caught up in perceived convenience and body shame. We’re replacing them with menstrual care products that ...
- Created on 14 January 2019
- 26. Australian "Tampon Tax" Dropped After 18-Year-Long Battl
- (Feminism)
- ... introduced a 10% goods and services tax (GST) on all sanitary pads and tampons on the basis that they are ‘luxury’ or ‘non-essential’ items. The then minister of health, Dr. Michael Woodridge, believed ...
- Created on 04 October 2018
- 27. Poop Around The World With These Toilet Travel Tips
- (Living)
- ... while traveling sucks, period. Mostly you can forget about flushing even the teeniest, most organic of tampons; if you use a menstrual cup, add potable water to your kit for rinsing it. By Chris Ciolli ...
- Created on 14 August 2018
- 28. Amazon Workers In Europe Hold #AmazonStrike On #PrimeDay Over Low Pay, Poor Working Conditions, Pregnancy Discrimination: Link Roundup
- (Feminism)
- ... about fears that previously would have been taboo to discuss, such as sexual misconduct. Read more at the Guardian. Scotland Is The First Country To Give Out Free Tampons To Low-Income People The free ...
- Created on 16 July 2018
- 29. This Self-Care Subscription Service Is Dedicated To Helping Girls Navigate Puberty
- (Living)
- ... subscription service that delivers organic, toxin free tampons and pads to your door on a monthly basis—BLUME was founded as response to the “pervasive misinformation, disparate, and dangerous, product ...
- Created on 22 June 2018
- 30. We Still Don't Know Where The Detained Migrant Girls Ar
- (Feminism)
- ... change, these detention facilities for young women already had major issues, including a lack of easily accessible hygiene products such as pads and tampons; it’s likely that in larger centers, these items ...
- Created on 21 June 2018
- 31. This Non-Profit Is Working To Make Sure Everyone Has A #HappyPeriod
- (Feminism)
- ... of a road in downtown L.A.—and learning that shelters hardly ever receive pads or tampons as donations—VonChaz started #HappyPeriod, a non-profit that mobilizes volunteers and provides hygiene products ...
- Created on 14 June 2018
- 32. The Bloody History Of Menstruation Management
- (Living)
- Ah, the unexpected visit from Aunt Flo and the mad dash to find anything to hold that flow, until you can run to the shops and grab some sanitary towels/tampons/cups. We’ve all been there and it’s the ...
- Created on 25 May 2018
- 33. Bill Cosby Is Found Guilty, Faces Up To 30 Years In Prison: Link Roundup
- (Feminism)
- ... Mandates Free Pads And Tampons For Female Prisoners Virginia Governor Ralph Northam recently signed House Bill 83, which will require jails and prisons to supply free menstrual hygiene products. You ...
- Created on 27 April 2018
- 34. Essence Beauté Strives For Change With The Women's Drive: NYC Tou
- (Living)
- ... toothpaste/mouthwash razors (for shaving) feminine wipes body lotion pads/tampons soap shampoo/conditioner combs/brushes Baby wipes/ diapers socks You still have a ...
- Created on 23 April 2018
- 35. Go With The Flow At This Pussy Power House "On My Period" Part
- (Entertainment)
- ... And sometimes those vaginas bleed. Pussy Power House says on its website "Why continue to hide your tampons and stained panties in shame when you could be celebrating the magic of menstruation with others?! ...
- Created on 19 April 2018
- 36. A Sudden Death, A Grieving Daughter, And A Leaky Vagina
- (Living)
- ... out of my vagina. I was up to wearing two tampons a day, and now it looked like I would have to add a third. So I prayed: Please don’t let it look like I’ve pissed myself at my dad’s funeral, in front ...
- Created on 27 March 2018
- 37. March For Our Lives Brought Hundreds Of Thousands Of Gun Control Protestors To Washington D.C.: Link Roundup
- (Living)
- ... (Finally) On The Decline Necessary health products like shampoo, deodorant, and Viagra (?!) are exempt from sales taxes in most states — but somehow, that doesn’t apply to tampons. This phenomenon, often ...
- Created on 26 March 2018
- 38. The Rate Of Women's Incarceration Is Rising, But Prisons Are Still Designed For Me
- (Feminism)
- ... facts about the experience of female inmates in that Pennsylvania prison: 1. Tampons were not provided and are only available through commissary. If an inmate needed, a pad she had to get one from the ...
- Created on 15 March 2018
- 39. Janelle Monae’s New Music Video With Tessa Thompson Is A Powerful Tribute to Bisexuality, Black Women’s Empowerment, and Sex-Positive Love: Link Roundup
- (Entertainment)
- ... the full report at The Hill. Women Won’t Have to Trade for Tampons in Prison Anymore… At Least In Arizona You know how in Orange Is the New Black, the women have to buy tampons at commissary? ...
- Created on 23 February 2018
- 40. How You Can Help Send Kids To Watch "Black Panther" ...
- (Feminism)
- ... include tampons, so there's still work to be done. The White House remains under fire for its handling of allegations of domestic violence against presidential aid Rob Porter. BuzzFeed reported on abuse ...
- Created on 14 February 2018
