Posted on 05/16/2014 2:47:23 PM PDT by rickmichaels
For most American women beyond the age of high school gym class, “I’ve got my period” isn’t considered much of an excuse for anything. We’re meant to pop an Advil and get on with things, Red Devil be damned. But in several, mostly East Asian, countries, so-called “menstrual leave” is a legally enshrined right for female workers.
However, as these countries attempt to move toward greater gender equality in the workplace, menstrual leave has come under debate. Do these policies simply further the notion that women are weak, hormonally-addled creatures controlled by their uteri? Or do they encourage more equality by accommodating female workers’ biological demands, much as maternity leave does?
The issue turns out to be surprisingly complicated, with complex historical roots and supporters on both sides of the liberal-conservative divide.
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She would come into work but have to spend the day in the ladies' break room.
Poor girl was really sick. Nothing seemed to help her.
Feminists today shame all women. Get real. If you cannot make it through your cycle then you are nothing more than a cry baby.
Yes, males that self-identify as female will be able to take 5 days off per month.
I think it was Ron White that said, “I don’t trust anything that bleeds for five days and doesn’t die.”
OFFS
My sister-in-law had terribly painful ovarian cysts, and a very heavy flow. I think she also had fibroids. She had a hysterectomy in her thirties.
Thankfully, I just pop some ibuprofen and get out the heating pad....works fine.
“if you want to be in the workforce no special treatment.”
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I’m a woman and I agree.
The ladies should just tough it out as generations before them did.
When they are busy raising small children they sure as heck won’t get any time off.
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we actually had a very young lady who tried this very thing when she first started...amongst other things to have time off.
Are you bragging or complaining? LOL
no.
When I was a teen, I vomited and passed out the first day of each cycle. Now that I’m older, that has gone away, but it still really is a miserable time. It’s like a hangover combined with mild flu, those first 2 days. I power through, but ... it’s miserable. I can’t wait for menopause.
Glass ceiling / pay inequality ping. :’)
Thanks rickmichaels.
There they can share womanly wisdom, plot against mankind, and share the wisdom of their elders in a cult like way,
Equal when they want to be; special when they want to be. They get to choose. See? That’s only fair. /s
I believe it was real for your sister. I had cramps, violent diarrhea, and vomiting. I didn’t get much done at work one day per month. Thank goodness the deep awfulness went away after I had my first child, though it was still no picnic. So grateful all that is over with and I feel good all the time.
Now it’s my daughter’s turn. I’m so sorry to see that she has some of the same issues. She is a very hard-driving and determined young woman, but she is miserable one day and sleep-deprived for two days.
It’s not like we want to be this way. Pain is no fun. The whole situation is infuriating.
1.What happens after a woman goes through menopause and no longer is eligible for additional "sick" days...will they still be compensated ?
2.How does a company monitor when a woman stops menstruating ? Will there be a cut off at a certain age that a doctor must "prove" if still are having periods...some women don't go through menopause until they early fifties...
3. How do you "prove" you are menstruating and not just having a prissy day...
What a fabulous idea. Trade cramps, bloating, and diarrhea for pelvic inflammatory disease, perforated uterus, an embedded IUD, potentially fatal ectopic pregnancy, constant exposure to hormones, and other charming side effects of hormone-releasing IUDs.
That leave may be because superstition dictates that contact with a woman at that time of the month is either unlucky or contaminating (unclean until the evening).
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