Why A Woman Should Not Be Taxed

It’s already hard enough to be a woman in our society. Woman go through so much like carrying a human being for nine months, birth, and especially our reminder of it every month for a week when we have our menstrual cycle. But does it have to be expensive to be a woman too? Pads and tampons are not a choice for woman so why are they taxed? Every month woman use and need pads and tampons they are medical necessities not a luxury. A women’s period should not be taxed and should not feel like an expensive burden for a woman. The tampon tax is a sales tax on tampons and other feminine products. Every month from ages 12 to about 50 us woman need these products and on average a package of tampons cost 7-10 dollars plus tax. According to BBC news …show more content…
Gender inequality is a major problem on why this issue has gotten so much attention. There are a few states in the United States that have abolished this tax and gotten rid of this gender injustice. According to California assembly women Cristina Garcia she states "The reality is, these institutions of power are male-dominated. It's either they're not thinking about it, or they're afraid to approach it" (p.3). Why are people afraid of this issue? As a society women are not encouraged to talk openly about their menstrual cycle and it’s a topic that makes most men uncomfortable. Women are being taxed for something that is out of their control it’s something they carry in their biology as women. The Chicago Tribune writes, “Women's outcry over this issue isn't just about the tax on tampons. It's a reflection of the routine unfairness that seeps into our everyday lives, at the end of the day, the tampon tax movement is one small way to challenge the broader sexism that still persists. Because that's the real taboo here" (p.2). This issue is very significant to women because they view it as discrimination from our male representatives. Women want a change and are tired of being put in second place from