by Komal Garewal | Mar 30, 2016 | All Maxim Hygiene, Sustainability
Before being nicknamed ‘The Mindful Warrior’ of Global Grassroots, Gretchen Ki Steidle began her humanitarian pilgrimage by first listening to and learning from the marginalized. From the deserts of Eastern Chad to the corners of Thailand and the townships...
by Komal Garewal | Mar 22, 2016 | All Maxim Hygiene, Culture, Menstruation
From Obama to Vogue journalists, people are speaking out against the #tampontax and citing the need to increase access for women in need. Just last week, NYC’s Queens Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras-Copeland announced a pilot program that will equip 25 high...
by Komal Garewal | Mar 3, 2016 | All Maxim Hygiene, Culture, Menstruation, Sustainability
Instead of using the opportunity of having a female presidential candidate to shine light on certain women’s issues that are rarely discussed, like the movement to end the ‘Tampon Tax,’ or to make glyphosate a well-recognized carcinogen, it seems...
by Komal Garewal | Feb 19, 2016 | All Maxim Hygiene, Menstruation
Over 40 million women in the United States live under the poverty line making tampons and pads prohibitively expensive, especially for homeless women and young teens, since they cannot be bought with food stamps. Every night, almost 300,000 women go to sleep without...
by Komal Garewal | Feb 11, 2016 | All Maxim Hygiene, Culture
Apparently, there is a special place in hell for female voters not supporting Hillary Clinton, implied former Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright. Both her and feminist luminary, Gloria Steinem, have both compelled women to vote for Hillary in recent weeks, as her...
