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Startups Offer Solutions To Tampon Shortage

June 25, 2022

Seven years ago, then-18-year-old Claire Coder found herself at a corporate event when she began her period. She didn’t have a tampon. She was lucky enough to find a dispenser in the women’s room — but it charged a quarter. “If toilet paper is offered for free, why aren’t tampons and pads?” Coder recalled asking herself. “At that moment, bloody underwear and all, I knew that I wanted to dedicate my life to ensuring everyone has access to period products.” Forbes

 

Apple, Google, and Netflix stock period products from Aunt Flow. The startup just raised $8.5 million to prepare more companies for an office return

April 21, 2022

Aunt Flow, a B2B period products business that stocks tampons and pads for offices, retailers, schools, and stadiums, wants to help companies prepare their workspaces for employees who menstruate. “People are excited to go back to the office,” says founder and CEO Claire Coder. “And with that, there will be an opportunity for us to continue to stock organizations.” Fortune

 

Female Disruptors: Claire Coder of Aunt Flow On The Three Things You Need To Shake Up Your Industry

April 17, 2022

Asa part of their series about women who are shaking things up in their industry, Authority Magazine had the pleasure of interviewing Claire Coder. Authority Magazine

 

29 Women Who Are Leading the Modern Menstrual Movement

March 25, 2022

Claire Coder, CEO of Aunt Flow, was featured as one of 29 women who are leading the modern menstrual movement. Girlboss

 

Ann Arbor just passed a landmark law mandating menstruation products in public restrooms. It could be a sign of more to come.

November 24, 2021

Aunt Flow was featured by Fortune Magazine in regards to Ann Arbor’s landmark law mandating period products in public restrooms. CEO Claire Coder talked about how Aunt Flow is able to help businesses with this new ordinance and the conversation around menstrual equity. Fortune

 

This Entrepreneur Wants To Make Menstruation Products Free In Every Bathroom

November 11, 2021

In 2015 Claire Coder dropped out of college to found Aunt Flow with a mission of providing free menstruation products in public bathrooms. Forbes

 

Aunt Flow company brings free access to menstrual products on campus

November 1, 2021

Ever since the beginning of the school year, Ohio University students have noticed new menstrual product dispensers on the walls of the bathrooms around campus, including Baker University Center, Donkey Coffee & Espresso and Alden Library. The company behind the new dispensers is Aunt Flow, a group whose mission is ensuring everyone has access to menstrual products. Aunt Flow was started by Claire Coder who, when she was 18 years old, unexpectedly got her period without the supplies she needed around her. She realized this was a common issue for many women with little access to menstrual products in their communities. The Post

 

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