User:Czar/drafts/Georgette Sand

Georgette Sand is a French feminist collective. The group is named after "George Sand", the genderbending pen name of 19th century French author Aurore Dupin. In 2015, the group led a campaign to remove the French tampon tax, in which feminine hygiene products are taxed as non-essential goods under sales tax code. By the end of the year, they won a reduction in the value added tax from 20% to 5.5%. The group also led a campaign against companies that charged more for goods branded towards women, also known as the "pink tax" or—as Georgette Sand called it—a "women tax". The campaign spread quickly through France. The group also runs a blog that collects examples of the price differences.