For women with debilitating menstrual cramps, occasional sick leave is not uncommon, so they can suffer at home instead of doubling on the office computer. After all, what is your production capacity when you are in severe pain?
Italy may be the first Western country to implement policy during the period. (Source: KatarzynaBialasiewicz / iStock / Getty Images) This is why South Korea, Indonesia, Zambia and Japan have implemented “period policies” - providing women with paid leave during this period the reason. One month - Italy is probably the first Western country to use "menstrual leave" as a law.
Currently in the national parliament debate, the proposed bill will require the company to allow three days of payment to allow "menstrual leave" days. "Washington Post" this week reports the painful period of women in the labor force each month. .
Although proponents say the bill is a positive move for working women, the bill is still controversial. The "Independent" quoted Marie Claire as saying that the bill was "a standard carrier of progress and social sustainability." But the proportion of Italian women in the workforce is very low - only 61% of Italian women work, compared with 71% of American women. Many people insist that it takes more time for the law to make more harm than good.
Lorenza Pleuteri wrote in the magazine Donna Moderna that the plan may be counterproductive because “employers may be more inclined to hire men than women.” Miriam Goi added in deputy Italy that law c should also “finally strengthen women’s The period was more emotional stereotypes."
Despite the controversy, companies like Nike and the UK coexistence company have implemented similar practices. “As a staff manager, I saw that women’s times were really affected, and I found that they were twice as painful as a lot of pain,” Coexist’s director Bex Baxter told the Independent. "They feel guilty and ashamed to take time out,I often sit silently at their desks and don't want to admit it. "
Baxter not only believes that women are self-care during menstruation, but it will ultimately increase productivity. "It's not about employees taking more time off, but being more flexible and working their menstrual cycle more effectively." And to encourage a balance between work and life," she explained in the "Independent".
There is a series of studies supporting the claim that pain is a serious problem. An article in the United States in March 2014, a family doctor Claiming that 90% of women experience menstrual cramps, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 50% or more of menstruating women experience pain after a period of time.
Another 2012 study Determine that 20% of women experience such severe pain, and their cycle can interfere with daily activities. The most common treatments are non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as aspirin, ibuprofen and naproxen, but some women choose stronger Prescription NSAIDs.
Bottom line? And p for those who have experienced pain, helping menstrual leave may help, unfortunately, women's long-term social costs may More than the proceeds.
What do you think?
Are you suffering? From the period of weakness? Is it a good thing to pay for menstruation? Do you think it will - or should - become more extensive in the United States Policy?
