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We were specific about one area of legislation that unfairly taxed menstruating people.

Now, sometimes, there’s no pleasing some people. We got asked what good one little campaign goal like tampon tax was when sexism at large still exists. This is frustrating, but you will definitely encounter such people on your

campaigning journey, so I want you to be prepared with a kick-ass answer! If someone challenges you like this, for example, they say, ‘What use is lobbying to tighten street harassment laws? Why don’t you try to ban sexism?’

Try not to roll your eyes. Ask them if

they would suggest we stop researching

cures for breast cancer, or any individual

cancers, because instead we should really be

trying to cure death? Chances are, they will agree that such a suggestion would be ridiculous and impossible. Similarly, we can’t cure society of sexism without treating the issues that cause it.

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