“The Tampon Tax Fund has come to an end, but the work is far from over”
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Health
Scotland just became the first country in the world to make tampons and pads available for free
What a milestone moment.
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- Hollie Richardson
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Life
This banned advert has sparked a debate about period shaming
A Tampax advert received 150 complaints in Ireland.
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- Hollie Richardson
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Life
Why a menstrual cup is the most life-changing purchase you’ll ever make
There has never been a better time to try a menstrual cup.
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- Sonya Barber
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Life
Panic-buying tampons will only make them less accessible to women who need them
Coronavirus stockpiling has resulted in a shortage of tampons on some supermarket shelves. Here’s why it needs to stop.
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- Hollie Richardson
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- Sarah Graham
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“Doctors told me my period pains were nothing. Then I collapsed.”
Half of women with endometriosis have suicidal thoughts, and many say the pain has severely impacted their careers, education and relationships.
Long Reads
This is how you can help end tampon tax, once and for all
Now that we’ve left the EU, it’s time to crack on with one of the government’s most important pledges – ending tampon tax.
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- Laura Coryton
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Life
Period products will now be free in English state schools
Free tampons in schools at last!
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- Harriet Marsden
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Long Reads
Why every employer should offer free sanitary products at work
We’re women, we menstruate, and we’re part of the workplace. So let’s flex our choices.
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- Nancy Saddington
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People
How Charli XCX is fighting period shame, one tampon string at a time
Every woman should watch this video and be reminded that we don’t need to be ashamed by menstruation.
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- Hannah-Rose Yee
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Long Reads
We asked 50 women about smear tests. The answers were unexpected
“Who knew your cervix could move around so much and then hide at the worst possible moment?”
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- Sarah Biddlecombe
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Beauty
We try the innovative new age period products worth knowing about
Did you know there were two types of menstrual cup?
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- Ava Welsing-Kitcher
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- Hollie Richardson
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A book with 15 free tampons inside it has sold out for this political reason
Tampons are taxed at nearly three times the rate as books are in Germany.
Life
When will the tampon tax finally be abolished?
When you can expect to see the back of this ridiculous tax
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- Megan Murray
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Visible Women
Women’s Daily Dispatch: The news you need to know on 2/3/18
A new invention promises to make your period more eco-friendly - and the life expectancy of England’s poorest girls has fallen
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- Moya Crockett
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Life
This new invention promises to make your period eco-friendly
You can prevent 12,000 pieces of plastic entering the sea by using it
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- Moya Lothian-McLean
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Life
The unique way this Scottish company is fighting period poverty in the UK
“Buy one, give one.”
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- Susan Devaney
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Life
The new tampon-alternative promising mess-free sex
Hello blood-free sheets
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- Megan Murray
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Life
This period-themed art is causing outrage on Stockholm’s subway
Unfortunately, periods are still taboo in 2017
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- Susan Devaney
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- Kayleigh Dray
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Idiot complains about colleague’s period cramps - and HR backs him up
People menstruate, Guy – get over it
Life
The Budget 2017: What does it mean for women?
Spreadsheet Phil lays out his cards on the table
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- Stylist Team
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