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PERIOD POVERTY
The “tampon tax” illustrates how deeply gendered legal structures such as the “neutral” tax system actually are.
Catarina de Albuquerque is the Chief Executive Officer of Sanitation and Water for All. She joined SWA in 2014 and has since increased political will in favor of water, sanitation and hygiene, and positioned SWA as a vital contributor to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 6. She was previously the first UN Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation.