EP13:
The Tampon Tax, Period Poverty, and Menstrual Equity with Laura Strausfeld
Gain the courage to speak up about menstrual equity in today’s episode featuring Laura Strausfeld. 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.
Key takeaways to listen for
Tampon Tax: What it is, who it affects the most, and how it impacts people who have periods
Reasons you should examine the menstrual products you use
Ways to improve legislations that concern people who identify as womxn
Other problems that might occur after the dissolution of the tampon tax
The significance of comprehensive sex education in schools
Why we should be more open about discussing menstruation
Resources mentioned in this episode
Robin Danielson Act
About Laura Strausfeld
Laura is the co-founder and executive director of Period Law. She runs Tax Free. Period, Period Law’s law and advocacy campaign to dismantle the tampon tax in the US. In 2016, she orchestrated the class action lawsuit challenging New York’s tampon tax as unconstitutional, resulting in immediate legislative repeal. In 2019, she hosted the first legal conference devoted to The Tampon Tax LAB (Legal Action Brainstorm at Columbia Law School, co-hosted by the Center for Gender and Sexuality Law, and has since recruited over 50 pro bono attorneys to research and challenge the tampon tax in court.
Laura has written and spoken publicly about menstrual product safety. She has a wide-ranging project-based background, including as a plaintiffs’ attorney, founding board member of the Nest Foundation, development strategist for the Economic Hardship Reporting Project, teacher, writer/director/producer of theater and film, and Anton Chekhov scholar at Columbia University’s Harriman Institute. She has a BA from Yale and JD from Columbia.
Connect with Laura
Email: laura@periodequity.org
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