menstruation leave
If you let Americans know this exists, the Democratic Party will be torn apart from the inside
So no difference to right now?
If you can’t avoid a fight, its better to face it head on.
I’ve never heard of it before.
As a guy, I need to hear a woman’s opinion, but …
My initial reaction is that it perpetuates the perception that women are inferior. As in, if I were in a professional environment competing for promotion with men, I sure as shit would be doing my absolute best to avoid having to take any menstruation leave.
Very on brand for modern conservative south-east asian country. You can appear to be accommodating to women while actually building barriers.
I don’t know Thailand’s rules, but for many women, menstruation is a big deal. For many it’s a minor onvonvenience, for others is painful and debilitating, especially with things like endometriosis. Having specific leave would be beneficial for many. I’m sure it is at risk of being abused, but more likely, some women never use otz some use it occasionally and some more frequently. I’m sure sick leave could be used elsewhere, but then they would run out for other illnesses.
Perhaps we should consider additional sick leave for all people with a chronic condition, rather than a blanket one for women related to one aspect of their health.
My initial reaction is that it perpetuates the perception that women are inferior.
Is this the first time you’re learning about menstruation?
Why do you have to be such an ass about it?
Gender bias is a real thing.
I get what I consider moderate periods, based on unscientific comparisons with friends. I had to go to the hospital once, and last year it put me on the ground, with shallow breathing, sweating, nausea for the better part of an hour.
The important thing is that mine only seems to be awful if I’m not doing anything. I know it’s not like this for everyone, but I’ve never been stricken down by cramps while in a rush at work or while physically exerting myself (I suspect cramps are correlated with flow speed and physical exertion or stress cause them to drop off at those times, but that’s entirely based on my own experience). It can be debilitating, but likely wouldn’t preclude me from being just as theoretically able to help in any given situation as a man.
I sure would benefit from not having to use sick time to cover for the very rare occasions that I get bad cramps before I go to work though.
Sure, but I’m sure you can imagine what would happen if your managers are almost exclusively male, looking for ways to exclude women from the boys club, and you take menstrual leave a few times a year.
Maybe a dumb question, but if those are the risks you face, why not just take the pill every day? As in, skip the placebos.
My first wife had crippling menstrual cramps, toughest woman I’ve even known couldn’t get out of bed. Her doc put her on extra birth control, done, never had a period again.
Well, in my case it’s because those pills exacerbate the chances of getting cancers my family is prone to…
Well crap. I’d heard something about that, but it’s been nearly 20 years, thought it was an old-wive’s tale. Ex’s doctor told her there was zero risk, but again, that was 20 years back.
It’s essentially medical leave because of women’s biology. I can’t imagine the mental hoops you jumped through to conclude that this is only appearing to accommodate women but actually it’s building barriers.
I’m not sure how much time you’ve spent in South East Asia, and Thailand specifically, but professional roles are heavily male dominated, old boys clubs, pay gaps, et cetera.
If an employee takes “menstrual leave”, that’s an easy way for male dominated management to suggest that women aren’t suitable for higher level roles because they are unpredictable and less physically capable.
It’s pretty easy to imagine these mental hoops honestly.
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