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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University

The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

The Daily Free Press

Yvonne Tang

Dear Men: Female products cost more, and it doesn’t make sense

Yvonne Tang September 14, 2020
The “pink tax” is a subtle form of gender discrimination, with little to no economic reasoning. The shockingly slow legislation relief for this unfair pricing places a significant burden on women.
Students see necessity for the university to provide free feminine hygiene products in campus facilities following the national discourse on the high cost and inaccessibility of tampons and pads. ILLUSTRATION BY BRIGID KING/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Efforts to “free the tampon” spur BU students’ interest

Ellen Cranley March 23, 2016

The recent national conversation around the high cost of feminine hygiene products have led students at higher education institutions to speak out in favor of having free products on campus to increase...

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