Talking About Tampons in Tax Class

Abstract

Was I was taking too much of a risk by teaching about menstrual hygiene products in my tax policy seminar? It was my first semester as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Tax at NYU Law and, trusting my gut, I added Bridget Crawford and Carla Spivack's pathbreaking article on tampon taxes to my syllabus.[1] The article was such a hit with my students that I would continue to teach it for the next three semesters at NYU, and I continue to teach it at GW Law. Crawford and Spivack's article, Tampon...