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I'm not saying this isn't a reason to try your proposal, but you may not be aware that for a significant minority of women, period symptoms can be severe enough
by twobyfour 9y ago
I'm not saying this isn't a reason to try your proposal, but you may not be aware that for a significant minority of women, period symptoms can be severe enough to make work difficult or impossible, even from home.
Severe headaches. Cramps so severe you can't think or sit upright unless on enough painkillers to make your brain nothing but fuzz. (Even OTC painkillers like naproxen that are commonly taken for cramps can affect concentration, not to mention having extremely unpleasant effects on digestion.)
Yes, when you're changing tampons every hour, it's less anxiety-inducing to be in the comfort of your own home. But most of the reasons women tend to take sick days during menstruation aren't solved by working remotely.
- r3ign_codes 9y agoI get what you're saying. Without being overly pedantic, the following are my concerns: 1) Assuming there are 265 working days in a year, extra 12 days of leave would reduce the work value done by 4.5%. Would this somehow lead to discrimination? 2) Can you really quantify the amount of distress a person is in during their periods? Some women might be in quite the pain and some might be pretty much ok. Again, this differs from person to person. Under this assumption, is it ok to give all the women a day off? 3) How would you know that the person utilizing this is actually physically capable of menstruating? Eg: People who went through Hysterectomy or Oophorectomy and or any other medical reasons.
- twobyfour 9y ago2 and 3 are why adding more days of sick leave for everyone is a better solution than "period days". 1 is a reason why remote work as needed should be offered as an option (not just for women). I'm just pointing out that it doesn't fully solve the problem.