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Podcast: Problematic Women
Episode: Tampons, Cycle Syncing, and Guns: Female CEOs Tell All
Description: Macy Maxson did not intend to become a lightning rod pushing back on the gender ideology agenda that has infiltrated so much of society, even feminine hygiene products. But when Maxon founded Garnuu, a tampon subscription company, in 2022, she wanted to affirm biological reality.“From the beginning,” Maxson says she decided her company would stand firm on the fact “that only women can get periods.”After Maxson launcher Garnuu, Tampax started using transgender activists, such as Dylan Mulvaney, to promote its products. Maxson said she watched as other tampon companie...