Tag Archives: Gender Equity

An Indiana bill repealing state tax on menstrual products was denied a hearing; how period poverty impacts women nationwide. Worldwide there are nearly 800,000,000 people who menstruate. Every 28 days they experience a variety of symptoms such as cramps, nausea, bloating, mood swings, fatigue, acne, and bleeding for nearly seven days straight. 500,000,000 of those people lack the resources they …

This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, July 26th, 2023. In today’s feature report, WFHB Correspondent Brookelyn Lambright reports that an Indiana bill repealing state tax on menstrual products was denied a hearing and how period poverty impacts women nationwide. More in the bottom half of tonight’s program. Also coming up in the next half hour, we have Better …