gender equity

Louisville students lobby legislature to exempt period products from state sales tax

BY: - February 8, 2023

FRANKFORT — Jessica Gross has had to leave school because she started her period and didn’t have menstrual products with her.  “It’s a panic situation,” said Louisville’s Gross, 16, who is a student at Mercy Academy. “It’s not the embarrassment of being on your period. It’s the way that people around you see it.”  That’s […]