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Menstrual Equity

9 published works

  1. Health Law Prof Blog

    Law’s Ability to Further the ‘Menstrual Movement’

    By Katharine Van Tassel

    Christopher Anthony Cotropia (University of Richmond), Law’s Ability to Further the 'Menstrual Movement', 41 Columbia J. Gender & L. (2021):The current menstrual movement calls for overcoming the cultural stigma associated…

  2. The Right Coast

    Campus Reform | ‘Menstrual Equity Club’ forms at Boise State

    By Thomas A. Smith

    An officially recognized student organization at Boise State University is aimed at promoting "menstrual equity."The "Menstrual Equity Club" formed in 2019 with the mission of raising awareness about period poverty…

  3. Health Law Prof Blog

    Period Poverty in a Pandemic: Harnessing Law to Achieve Menstrual Equity

    By Katharine Van Tassel

    Bridget J. Crawford (Pace University), Emily Gold Waldman (Pace University), Period Poverty in a Pandemic: Harnessing Law to Achieve Menstrual Equity, Wash. U. L. Rev. (2021, Forthcoming):Period poverty is not…

  4. Human Rights at Home Blog

    Menstrual Products Must Be Available in School Restrooms. Period.

    By humanrightsathome

    by Shruti Sathish, guest contributor, courtesy of the Teen Voices series of Women's enews, https://womensenews.orgMy expectations for school restrooms are relatively low. I attend a large public high school where…

  5. For Good

    What is Menstrual Equity? Her Justice Advocates for Women’s Rights

    By Elizabeth (Betsy) Rosen Siegel

    Menstrual equity. This term is likely one that you’ve never heard before. I hadn’t either, until I attended a discussion hosted by Her Justice, a non-profit that recruits caring, talented…

  6. The Faculty Lounge

    How Much Do “Free” Tampons Cost? #MenstrualCapitalism and Examples from New York State

    Spurred by legislation introduced by New York State Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal, that state adopted a law that requires public schools to provide free menstrual hygiene products for students in grades…

  7. CAP·impact

    AB 10: Free tampons in Title I schools

    By Jon Wainwright

          AB 10 In Depth with Erinn Ryberg [audio mp3="https://capitalcenter.lawschoolblogplatform.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/408/2017/10/In-Depth-Interview-Erinn-Ryberg-AB10.mp3"][/audio] Welcome to California Lawmaking In Depth. In this series, we examine individual pieces of legislation with the people…

  8. Human Rights at Home Blog

    Analizing the Tampon Tax

    By mdavis

    One of many low points in the recent presidential campaign was the night when then-candidate Trump tried to shame Megyn Kelly by saying that there was blood coming out of…

  9. Reproductive Rights Prof Blog

    New York City Will Provide Free Tampons and Pads in Public Schools, Prisons, and Shelters

    By Reproductive Rights

    New York Magazine (June 21, 2016): New York City Will Provide Free Tampons and Pads in Public Schools, Prisons, and Shelters, by Susan Rinkunas: New York made a historic move as the first…