🩸Should women get menstrual leave 🩸?

[Anonymous]

My country Spain is making it a thing.

I think it’s ridiculous. They’ll probably get paid for it which is crazy. One of many reasons why women are superior in western society.

Yes women should get it

No they shouldn’t

That’s ridiculous

[Anonymous]

I so you reply to someone else with ”is it really that bad”. Yes, it really is that bad for many women. It can be to the point were you cry and can’t even stand up because of the pain. Until you’ve had bad period cramps shut the fuck up about ”is it really that bad”. Classic comment coming from somelne who has absolutely zero personal experience with what you dismiss. Is it really that bad to get a hard kick to the balls? Can’t be that bad surely. Of course it can, even though I’m a women I have the sense and respect to understand that it can be really bad. And surely you’d not want to go to work, nor would you do a very good job, having that pain in your balls all day while at the same time vomiting or feeling nauseos, being icey cold but still drip of sweat and having what seems like a Niagara Falls amount of blood gushing out between your legs. That is really the reality of a period for someone women.

Now obviously, not all women get bad cramps or cramps at all. I used to have very bad ones as described above but now I usually don’t get any at all. It’s affected by the levels of prostaglandins where higher levels = worse pain and also things like endometriosis.

I don’t know why it can be counted as regular sick leave though, there are likely good reasons. Maybe one of those reasons is it would raise questions why a woman is sick and taking sick leave every month. I don’t know what the rules are in Spain but where I’m from if you’re sick more than like 4 times in a year you need to have a meeting with your employer to talk about why and stuff. In either case, an employee calling in ”sick” every month would raise questions and make the employer question their work ethics.

Will this be taken advantage of by women who don’t need it, probably to some degree but not more than just regular sick leave is already taken advantage of. I believe it would be taken advantaged of less, because there’s shame and privacy involved. Lots of women wouldn’t want to let their boss now or have them believe they’re on their period. Also, women who don’t get the bad cramps usually don’t get them ever so if they have never taken out menstrual leave before they’re not likely to do it a random month because they want to stay at home from work. It’s not very believable (although it does happen you get a random bad period or just have bad ones sometimes). The women who DO get bad periods won’t take advantage of it either as they wouldn’t want to use up their menstrual leave for the month knowing they’ll need it for real later on that month.

[Asker]

………. so sick leave.
You sound like you’re on one now

[Asker]

It’s also something that would decrease the employability of women, why would I want to take on more problems when I can get a man who will work harder anyway and not take period leave

[Asker]

Maybe this is why women should stay at home?

[Anonymous]

I know women who are hospitalized and receive serum every month because their menstrual period is very painful. Stress, unhealthy diet and uterine cysts are the leading causes of painful menstruation. Maybe a medical education can be given for women to get over their periods easily.

[Asker]

But that is sick leave not this new menstrual leave

[Opinion Owner]

What’s a new menstrual leave?

[Redstang88]

Well if you wanted to spoon feed employers a good reason NOT to hire women, this is it. Use sick days or personal days if needed

[snackthatsmilesback]

Everyone gets sick leave. Why shouldn't women get menstrual leave? Not their fault men don't menstruate.

[Asker]

True. But is it really that bad, for some perhaps. But will women take advantage of the privilege

[snackthatsmilesback]

It will get taken advantage of. Just like sick leave is. But that doesn't mean all should have to come in just bc others scam the system. If someone is a good worker and they take the leave every month, then it's up to the boss if they wanna question it or not. Do they have reason to think she's lying? Does her Instagram say she took a hiking trip when she said she couldn't work? Has she mentioned to a coworker that she's already gone through menopause? Well, that's something that's gonna have to be worked out as it happens. Kinks n shit. Like any new policy.

[Lyndsielee666]

In Hawaiian culture every women got to stay home and rest during their time of the month. It’s not ridiculous because the pain is close to that of a heart attack. Get over yourself

[Asker]

A heart attack what whimps. Maybe women should just stay at home instead

[Lyndsielee666]

Hey glad you don’t have to literally shed your insides for a week straight. Sounds like you weren’t raised by a women.

[Asker]

I’ve got two sisters and a mother and never heard a single complaint

[Lyndsielee666]

Severe cramps are more common in women with endometriosis. Google is free and easy to use bud

[Asker]

So they just should get sick leave not a new holiday that could be accessible for all women now. The period card. I don’t need google to know the majority of women don’t suffer from this. Your mother got on with it, this generation of women is weak and pathetic

[Lyndsielee666]

My mother is a drug addict who doesn’t get a period because she’s bone thin for heroin lmfaoo Ol girl can’t hold a job but hey what would I know I don’t get a period or anything

[CateM]

@Lyndsielee666 How much do you wanna bet if men had periods, he would complain the most out of all the men here?

[douride2]

Clearly you have never had a heart attack then?

[suisuiola]

Um yes, we should. You clearly are trying to create arguments with baseless arguments just for fun. Millions of women go through immense pain which you'll never have to go through.

[OddBeMe]

I don’t know. My wife gets cramps bad for a day or so. Simple biology. Seems like sick days would be enough. Is this not accepted as a reason for a sick day?

[CaptainSmartass]

That's what sick leave is for. Just ring in sick, and say its confidential.

Simples...

[Anonymous]

Are they attracting predatory animals? Then NO!😆😆😆

They can call in sick with a made up excuse like everybody else.

[CateM]

Dude, be grateful you've never had a period

[Sunssong]

I don't care. I do me; I focus on me.

[Anonymous]

Troll bait. Get a life youngster.

[Zayed_]

I kind of support it

[NostalgiaSenpi]

No..