Episode 6: You Hit Me with a Poem!

In episode 6, Carrie and Kae discuss the political reasons behind the controversial pink tax as well as luxury taxes, and take a close look at the poetry and projects by Rupi Kaur.

Cover Art By: Landon Stinson

Music By: Gisle Nybakk

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Sources:

….because it costs more to be a woman. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.pink.tax/

5 Poems From Rupi Kaur That Have Changed The Way I Think About Being A Woman. (2018, September 05). Retrieved from https://www.theodysseyonline.com/rupi-kaur-poems-feminism

Elliott, C. (n.d.). The Pink Tax- The Cost of Being a Female Consumer. Retrieved from https://www.listenmoneymatters.com/the-pink-tax/

Gray, E. (2015, March 27). It’s 2015 And We Are Still Terrified Of Women’s Periods. Retrieved from https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/27/rupi-kaur-period-instagram_n_6954898.html

Kaeding, N. (2018, June 18). Tampon Taxes: Do Feminine Hygiene Products Deserve a Sales Tax Exemption? Retrieved from https://taxfoundation.org/tampon-taxes-sales-tax/

Kaur, R. (n.d.). Period. Retrieved from https://rupikaur.com/period/

Leigh, A. (2018, May 06). No excuses left on tampon tax. Retrieved fromhttps://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/no-excuses-left-on-tampon-tax-20180506-p4zdok.html

Pink tax. (2019, February 09). Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_tax

Rupi Kaur. (2019, March 06). Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupi_Kaur

Sagner, E. (2018, March 25). More States Move To End ‘Tampon Tax’ That’s Seen As Discriminating Against Women. Retrieved from https://www.npr.org/2018/03/25/564580736/more-states-move-to-end-tampon-tax-that-s-seen-as-discriminating-against-women

Tampon tax. (2019, February 10). Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampon_tax

Tampons and pads for women, by women. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.mylola.com/pages/index-g?utm_expid=.GKyzHYjRQmyVMBBvjvLYCA.3&utm_referrer=https://www.google.com/

Zraick, K. (2018, July 22). It’s Not Just the Tampon Tax: Why Periods Are Political. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/22/health/tampon-tax-periods-menstruation-nyt.html