/tags/tampons tampons en-US Copyright Thu, 27 Feb 2020 19:23:01 GMT /news-partners/2020-02-27/scotland-poised-to-become-1st-country-to-make-period-products-free In a few short years, Scotland has turned periods from a stigmatized subject to a selling point. The bill takes aim at "period poverty": when girls and women struggle to access menstrual products. Thu, 27 Feb 2020 19:23:01 GMT /news-partners/2020-02-27/scotland-poised-to-become-1st-country-to-make-period-products-free Laurel Wamsley /news/2019-11-07/dewine-signs-repeal-of-state-sales-tax-on-feminine-hygiene-products Gov. Mike DeWine has signed into law a measure repealing Ohio's sales tax on tampons and other feminine hygiene products.The Republican governor signed… Thu, 07 Nov 2019 13:37:11 GMT /news/2019-11-07/dewine-signs-repeal-of-state-sales-tax-on-feminine-hygiene-products Associated Press /news/2019-10-11/ohio-house-votes-unanimously-to-end-pink-tax-on-feminine-hygiene-products A proposal repealing Ohio's sales tax on tampons and other feminine hygiene products has cleared the Ohio House with unanimous support.State Rep. Brigid… Fri, 11 Oct 2019 12:43:26 GMT /news/2019-10-11/ohio-house-votes-unanimously-to-end-pink-tax-on-feminine-hygiene-products Associated Press /news/2019-08-23/columbus-expanding-free-tampons-to-all-city-buildings Columbus is expanding access to free tampons and pads to all municipal buildings. Columbus City Council member Elizabeth Brown announced earlier this… Fri, 23 Aug 2019 09:00:00 GMT /news/2019-08-23/columbus-expanding-free-tampons-to-all-city-buildings /news/2019-07-30/columbus-council-approves-free-tampons-at-all-rec-centers Columbus City Council voted Monday to provide free menstrual products at all the city's recreation centers.After piloting the program in select recreation… Tue, 30 Jul 2019 12:15:00 GMT /news/2019-07-30/columbus-council-approves-free-tampons-at-all-rec-centers /news/2019-02-06/bill-to-eliminate-tax-on-feminine-hygiene-products-reintroduced-in-ohio-house Once again, a proposal to eliminate sales tax on feminine hygiene products has resurfaced in the Ohio Legislature. This time, it has bi-partisan… Wed, 06 Feb 2019 12:22:37 GMT /news/2019-02-06/bill-to-eliminate-tax-on-feminine-hygiene-products-reintroduced-in-ohio-house Jo Ingles /news/2018-12-06/ohio-house-votes-to-end-tax-on-feminine-hygiene-products Democratic lawmakers in the Ohio House who have been pushing for years to eliminate sales tax for feminine hygiene products were finally able to get it… Thu, 06 Dec 2018 11:26:39 GMT /news/2018-12-06/ohio-house-votes-to-end-tax-on-feminine-hygiene-products Jo Ingles /news-partners/2018-03-25/more-states-move-to-end-tampon-tax-thats-seen-as-discriminating-against-women In many states, menstrual products are subject to a sales tax whereas items like ChapStick are not. It's just one example of women paying a premium, known as the "pink tax," for various products. Sun, 25 Mar 2018 12:01:14 GMT /news-partners/2018-03-25/more-states-move-to-end-tampon-tax-thats-seen-as-discriminating-against-women Ema Sagner /news/2017-10-11/tampon-tax-bill-back-before-ohio-lawmakers Backers of a bill that would exempt feminine hygiene supplies from the state sales tax say it’s simply not fair that women in Ohio are paying taxes on… Wed, 11 Oct 2017 11:11:17 GMT /news/2017-10-11/tampon-tax-bill-back-before-ohio-lawmakers Jo Ingles /news/2017-07-07/aunt-flow-the-columbus-startup-bringing-tampons-to-the-world Boxes of tampons line the wall of a small warehouse in west Columbus. T-shirts read, “People helping people, period.” And buttons with cartoons of ovaries… Fri, 07 Jul 2017 09:00:00 GMT /news/2017-07-07/aunt-flow-the-columbus-startup-bringing-tampons-to-the-world Erin Gottsacker