Is Period Leave Regressive? All Arguments We Hear So Often

4 years, 4 months ago

Is Period Leave Regressive? All Arguments We Hear So Often

The Quint

What an old fashioned idea! Almost all the organisations give 12 days of sick leave anyway - if you aren't feeling well, use those? One question that most employers tend to ask the "just married" women they plan to hire is, "Are you planning a family any time soon?" Women could misuse period leaves just because they are entitled to take it. I don't want the world to know that I am on my period and I need a leave and in turn reinforce all those stereotypes against women and things like, "Oh, she's on her period.

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A case for menstrual leave

4 months, 3 weeks ago

A case for menstrual leave

The Hindu

As former Union Women and Child Development Minister, Smriti Irani said “menstruation is not a handicap”, and questioned the need for an employer to be in the know of a woman’s menstrual cycle. The latter form of sexism is what pervades existing menstrual leave policies in a number of countries such as Japan, Zambia and Indonesia which provide menstrual leaves …

Menstrual leave: Why some companies are offering time off for periods

2 years, 6 months ago

Menstrual leave: Why some companies are offering time off for periods

The Independent

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Should women be entitled to menstrual leave?

4 years, 4 months ago

Should women be entitled to menstrual leave?

The Hindu

Last week, Zomato announced a new paid menstrual leave policy for its employees, 35% of whom are women. Kavita, do you think there should be separate menstrual leave or should women just avail of medical leave if they are unable to go to work? Kavita Krishnan: Let me quote the anthropologist Emily Martin here: “Women are perceived as malfunctioning and …

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‘No sick leaves’: Company puts blackout on vacation till end of the year

1 month ago

‘No sick leaves’: Company puts blackout on vacation till end of the year

Hindustan Times

Many employers impose certain restrictions on vacation days during peak work periods. The photo is of the notice which reads, “From November 25th, until December 31st, there is a blackout on vacation days, time off, and there will be no exceptions for calling off, taking sick days, given that these are our busiest days of the year, we will need …

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Menstrual pain leave back in spotlight

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Menstrual pain leave back in spotlight

China Daily

A regulation in Yunnan province that stipulates one to two days of menstrual pain leave for female employees has reignited discussions on the sometimes problematic implementation of such policies across the nation. At least 20 provincial-level regions, including Beijing, Shanghai and the provinces of Shandong and Sichuan, have had menstrual pain leave in their local regulations since as early as …

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Menstrual pain leave back in spotlight

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Menstrual pain leave back in spotlight

China Daily

A regulation in Yunnan province that stipulates one to two days of menstrual pain leave for female employees has reignited discussions on the sometimes problematic implementation of such policies across the nation. At least 20 provincial-level regions, including Beijing, Shanghai and the provinces of Shandong and Sichuan, have had menstrual pain leave in their local regulations since as early as …

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Do they need to see used tampons? The proof that medical misogyny starts in school

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Do they need to see used tampons? The proof that medical misogyny starts in school

The Independent

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Britain’s ill-health crisis drives eight million adults out of workforce

2 months, 3 weeks ago

Britain’s ill-health crisis drives eight million adults out of workforce

The Telegraph

Experts said Britain’s obesity crisis and worsening mental health were fuelling the trends, which have heaped billions on annual borrowing. The commission, established by the Health Foundation think tank, calls for reform of sick pay, to better support phased returns to work with higher pay rates. The Office for Budget Responsibility has estimated that the rise in ill health and …

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Not the lure of a long weekend, work stress leads to more sick leaves: New study reveals

4 months, 1 week ago

Not the lure of a long weekend, work stress leads to more sick leaves: New study reveals

Hindustan Times

Sick leaves are eyed suspiciously, weighing the narrative to evaluate its truthfulness. Popular beliefs may deem sick leaves as a genuine break for a physical ailment or a cunning lie to cover that one working day in the gap of the public holidays. It's common to dismiss sick leaves lightly, but extended sick leave among middle-aged women reveal the underlying …

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Women favour period leave, but many call for looking beyond policy

5 months ago

Women favour period leave, but many call for looking beyond policy

The Hindu

Sharanya Rao is a 27-year-old lecturer at a private college in Bengaluru. “While we welcome the government’s thinking in the direction of a menstrual leave policy, we want to take a balanced approach to this so that it does not become counterproductive for women. Several women in the private sector also strongly advocate for a menstrual leave policy, stating that …

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Bleeding vaginas don’t need bleeding hearts

5 months, 1 week ago

Bleeding vaginas don’t need bleeding hearts

Hindustan Times

“Mandating such leaves will lead to women being shunned from the workforce. A bench comprising Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra noted with those words why menstrual leave could be “detrimental” to women under certain circumstances. Last year, Spain joined eight other countries that offer menstrual leave to women with a new category of sick leave that …

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Menstrual leave a must, can’t be left to discretion of companies, say employees

5 months, 1 week ago

Menstrual leave a must, can’t be left to discretion of companies, say employees

The Hindu

‘ Neha Khemka, a master’s student at Jamia Millia Islamia, battles the challenge of polycystic ovary syndrome every month. A survey conducted by menstrual hygiene brand Everteen last year found that 73% of women want companies to allow menstrual leave. According to Swiggy, providing menstrual leave or paid time off acknowledges the unique health needs of their women workforce, particularly …

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Supreme Court Apprehensive About Employers Shunning Women If Menstrual Leave Is Mandated, Asks Centre To Examine

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Apprehensive About Employers Shunning Women If Menstrual Leave Is Mandated, Asks Centre To Examine

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Union to consult all stakeholders on the question of having a menstrual leave policy for working women. The Court also expressed apprehension that such a policy may not be welcomed by the employers and create troubles for women seeking jobs. The bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and Manoj …

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Recognise ‘this leave’ as a woman’s right

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Recognise ‘this leave’ as a woman’s right

The Hindu

Sometimes, elections throw up an acceptance of and solutions to deeply institutionalised gender biases and discrimination against women. In the run-up to the general election 2024, the election manifesto of the ruling political party in Tamil Nadu, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, has made a promise that the “DMK will insist that the Union government enact a law providing menstrual leave …

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The Best Countries For Work-Life Balance

9 months, 1 week ago

The Best Countries For Work-Life Balance

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING In this post-pandemic era, many employees work remotely. Sherry Leiwant, a co-founder and co-president of A Better Balance, an organization that advocates for workers, described the situation to HuffPost: “At present, only 27% of private sector workers in the U.S. have access to paid family leave, which translates to almost 100 million U.S. workers without any access …

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Flu season has an annoying side effect: ‘sick shaming’ at work

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Flu season has an annoying side effect: ‘sick shaming’ at work

Live Mint

One sign your office life is officially back to normal: a colleague comes to work, hacking up a lung, and gets props for pushing through illness. “You really have to be unable to speak and unable to function to really make an excuse for yourself and say, ‘I’m going to take a sick day,’" says Alberta Johnson, founder and chief …

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The conversation on menstrual leave

1 year ago

The conversation on menstrual leave

Hindustan Times

Whichever side one may be on regarding the debate on the need for menstrual leave, the somewhat sensational headlines we saw today is a wonderful sign that we are talking about this issue more openly than ever before. But, what we do know is that the ministry of health and family welfare has recently released a draft Menstrual Hygiene Policy …

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Women in the workplace deserve paid ‘period leave’

1 year, 1 month ago

Women in the workplace deserve paid ‘period leave’

The Independent

A report published today has found that over two-thirds of women in the UK have had bad experiences at work because of their period. It’s just attaching concrete, numerical evidence to facts most women already know: having your period when you’re at work is an absolute pain. I’m certain that if you stopped 100 women in the street, 99 of …

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Let alone menstrual leave, these women do not have access to even washrooms or sanitary pads

1 year, 9 months ago

Let alone menstrual leave, these women do not have access to even washrooms or sanitary pads

The Hindu

While corporate companies and others in the organised sector are debating about providing menstrual leave to working women, for lakhs working in the unorganised sector, even access to bathrooms, let alone hygienic ones, still seems like a luxury. Lack of affordable menstrual products, strenuous physical labour even on menstruating days and problems in dealing with male managers are some of …

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The period leave debate: deserving or not?

1 year, 9 months ago

The period leave debate: deserving or not?

The Hindu

The last decade or so has seen the building up of the menstrual movement — of women speaking about their experiences publicly, of blood being made ‘seen’, of men learning to say “period” without their voices dropping to a whisper. “In the backdrop of a number of provisions which have been made to protect and respect the dignity of a …

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Explained | Menstrual leave and its global standing

1 year, 9 months ago

Explained | Menstrual leave and its global standing

The Hindu

The story so far: On February 24, the Supreme Court refused to entertain a PIL about menstrual leave for workers and students across the country, calling it a policy matter. The Bihar government, then headed by Lalu Prasad Yadav, introduced its menstrual leave policy in 1992, allowing employees two days of paid menstrual leave every month. The petition called the …

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Reducing pain: The Hindu Editorial on menstrual leave

1 year, 9 months ago

Reducing pain: The Hindu Editorial on menstrual leave

The Hindu

Many barriers on the road to gender equality have been removed, but many roadblocks remain. It is in this context that the Supreme Court of India’s directive to a petitioner to approach the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development to frame a policy on menstrual pain leave has to be seen. A petition had sought the Court’s direction to …

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'Menstrual Leave is Unnecessary': Twitter User Mansplains Periods to Woman, Gets Schooled

1 year, 10 months ago

'Menstrual Leave is Unnecessary': Twitter User Mansplains Periods to Woman, Gets Schooled

News 18

Twitter user Rituparna Chatterjee took to the micro blogging site and shared a screenshot where a man was trying to mansplain ‘Periods’ to her. Now, another Twitter user who goes by the name Viral Tandom mentioned that “if men are expected to treat periods as something normal that women go through, and not disgusting, women should do the same and …

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Spain passes Europe’s first menstrual paid leave law: What exactly is it and which countries allow it?

1 year, 10 months ago

Spain passes Europe’s first menstrual paid leave law: What exactly is it and which countries allow it?

Firstpost

In a first for Europe, Spain has approved a law allowing those with painful periods to take three days of paid leave. Spain became the first European country to pass legislation allowing those with especially painful periods to take paid “menstrual leave” from work. Approved in 1947, Article 68 of the Labour Standards Law states, “When a woman for whom …

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Plea Seeking Menstrual Leave : Supreme Court To Hear On February 24

1 year, 10 months ago

Plea Seeking Menstrual Leave : Supreme Court To Hear On February 24

Live Law

The Supreme Court will hear on February 24 a Public Interest Litigation seeking menstrual leave for female students and working women across India.The petition has been filed by Advocate Shailendra Mani Tripathi.When the petition was mentioned for urgent listing, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud informed that it will be listed on February 24.The petition cites a study by the. …

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Kerala plans to grant period leave: Do women need a break when menstruating?

1 year, 11 months ago

Kerala plans to grant period leave: Do women need a break when menstruating?

Firstpost

There is much to cheer for female students in Kerala. Kerala higher education minister, R Bindu, said on Monday, “Taking into consideration the mental and physical difficulties faced by female students during menstruation, necessary steps will be taken to implement menstrual leave in all universities”, reported PTI. What CUSAT has proposed CUSAT took the decision to allow menstrual leave to …

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There are calls for menstrual and menopause leave to be included in the Fair Work Act, but what is it and how would it work?

2 years, 1 month ago

There are calls for menstrual and menopause leave to be included in the Fair Work Act, but what is it and how would it work?

ABC

There are growing calls for employees to be provided with paid menstrual and menopause leave in a bid to modernise work entitlements for specific health experiences. The proposed policy would give employees who have painful periods or menopause symptoms one day a month or 12 days a year of paid leave — similar to the family and domestic violence leave …

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Spain’s plan for menstrual leave is good – but it can go further

2 years, 2 months ago

Spain’s plan for menstrual leave is good – but it can go further

Al Jazeera

In May this year, the Spanish cabinet approved a menstrual leave law – the first of its kind in Europe. Sufferers of dysmenorrhea – severe menstrual pain – will soon be able to take time off work without worrying that other illnesses could leave them without sick pay. Still, it presents a moment for Spain and the world to explore …

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There’s a Looming Workplace Crisis. Employers Don’t Care.

2 years, 5 months ago

There’s a Looming Workplace Crisis. Employers Don’t Care.

Slate

Few people are as knee-deep in our work-related anxieties and sticky office politics as Alison Green, who has been fielding workplace questions for a decade now on her website Ask a Manager. Nearly two and a half years into a pandemic that has transformed many people’s work lives, companies still haven’t figured out how to manage COVID-related sick leave. Even …

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4 ways stress can mess with your menstrual cycle

2 years, 6 months ago

4 ways stress can mess with your menstrual cycle

Hindustan Times

Stress can have a devastating impact on your menstrual cycle. A woman experiencing stress may skip her period altogether or suffer from an irregular cycle. Stress can cause dysmenorrhoea or painful periods Heavy bleeding and painful cramps may take a toll on one's productivity and concentration at work. Stress can cause heavy flow You may also experience a heavy flow …

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Indonesia to Taiwan: Countries That are Pushing Employees to Avail Menstrual Leaves

2 years, 7 months ago

Indonesia to Taiwan: Countries That are Pushing Employees to Avail Menstrual Leaves

News 18

Many women have painful periods, but only a handful of countries around the world, mostly in Asia, allow them to take time off work to recover. Here is a look at how it works in other countries: Indonesia Indonesia passed a law in 2003 giving women the right to two days of paid menstrual leave per month, without giving prior …

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NSW nurses say they feel pressure not to take sick days as COVID-19 stretches healthcare resources

2 years, 11 months ago

NSW nurses say they feel pressure not to take sick days as COVID-19 stretches healthcare resources

ABC

NSW nurses say they are feeling pressured not to take sick leave or mental health days as the state's rising number of COVID-19 cases put a strain on the health system. Key points: Many of the nurses have spoken to the ABC on the condition of anonymity One nurse said there was never a shift that was not short of …

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Menstrual leave adopted by more Australian businesses as debate grows around policy

3 years, 6 months ago

Menstrual leave adopted by more Australian businesses as debate grows around policy

ABC

While completing a project at work, Khaila Prasser began experiencing severe menstrual cramps that left her unable to carry on with her duties. Future Super follows the path of other Australian organisations such as the Victorian Women's Trust, which introduced a menstrual leave policy in 2017. "We shouldn't write off a policy solution such as menstrual and menopause leave, but …

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Designing a new framework for paid period leaves | Analysis

4 years, 3 months ago

Designing a new framework for paid period leaves | Analysis

Hindustan Times

The recent announcement of paid period leave for female employees by an Indian unicorn has once again thrust the issue of mandatory menstrual leave into the spotlight. The explicit term “period leave” creates a demarcation, rather than allowing it to be a type of sick leave — thereby allowing a judgment to be passed on the severity of the “sickness” …

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What critics of 'period leave' ignore: Fallout of inherently gendered world impacts every aspect of women’s lives – Firstpost

4 years, 4 months ago

What critics of 'period leave' ignore: Fallout of inherently gendered world impacts every aspect of women’s lives – Firstpost

Firstpost

In a move aimed at busting the stigma and shame around menstruation, Indian food delivery giant Zomato announced a new ‘ period leave ’ policy on 8 August, swiftly reviving the long-running discourse around the polarising subject. Another interesting response that has more takers than it should, is the idea that women will somehow find a way to ‘misuse’ the …

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Periodic Struggles: Why Menstrual Leave Shouldn't Just be a Corporate Policy but Legal, Social Right

4 years, 4 months ago

Periodic Struggles: Why Menstrual Leave Shouldn't Just be a Corporate Policy but Legal, Social Right

News 18

A Twitter storm erupted recently after journalist Barkha Dutt criticized food delivery startup, Zomato, for introducing 'period leaves' for its women and transgender employees. Dutt isn't the only one who thinks that period leave would result in 'ghettoizing women', causing employers to discriminate against them, or not hire them at all. In fact, period leaves shouldn't just be the privilege …

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We Don't Know Who Needed to Read This, But Here's Why Women Deserve Period Leave. Period

4 years, 4 months ago

We Don't Know Who Needed to Read This, But Here's Why Women Deserve Period Leave. Period

News 18

In the wake of the food delivery app, Zomato, announcing a 10-day 'period leave' for its female employees, social media has been divided over the necessity of such a move in an organisation. — Dr. Kamna Kakkar August 12, 2020 The logic of 'but women can use sick leaves' is a complete fail. https://t.co/13ipqFM4HJ — Elina 🌹 August 12, 2020 …

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Period leave isn't 'radical'; it's simply making the workplace amenable to the people who work in it

4 years, 4 months ago

Period leave isn't 'radical'; it's simply making the workplace amenable to the people who work in it

Firstpost

The story of how weekends and humane working hours came to be makes for an important and inspiring comparison when talking about period leave. The discussion around the pros and cons of Zomato’s period leave policy mirrors the debate in 2017 when that July, Mumbai-based media company Culture Machine announced its new FOP — or first day of period leave …

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Zomato introduces ‘period leave’ for employees

4 years, 4 months ago

Zomato introduces ‘period leave’ for employees

The Hindu

August 09, 2020 01:15 pm | Updated 01:15 pm IST - New Delhi Online restaurant guide and food ordering platform Zomato on Saturday said it is introducing up to ten days of ‘period leaves’ for all women employees to build a more inclusive work culture in the organisation. Starting today, all women at Zomato can avail up to 10 days …

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