Amy Diehl, Ph.D.1d ago
Women earned 81% of men's earnings in 2024, down from 83% in 2023 & 84% in 2022. The cost of feminine hygiene products has gone up 40% since 2020. The US collected $115M through tariffs on menstrual products containing cotton vs $42M in 2020.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/22/menstrual-products-tampons-feminine-care-prices-inflation.html
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@amydiehl here in #nz it is two female ministers from the current right wingers & nut job collation championed & got it done, under urgency without any public consultation...

Oh no, not fixing & sorting it out, but removing the ability of underpaid females from seeking reparations...

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/top/590100/how-a-crucial-45-minute-meeting-between-ministers-took-pay-equity-claims-away-from-tens-of-thousands-of-women

How a crucial 45-minute meeting between ministers took pay equity claims away from tens of thousands of women

That meeting began the overhaul of the once "world-leading" Equal Pay Act - retrospectively stripping nurses, teachers and carers.

RNZ
Mar 23 at 5:05amTusky