Women who endure severe period pain will be qualified to take leave from work for up to three days each month under a reform plan due to be approved by Spain’s government next week.
The draft reform, announced by the Cadena Ser radio station, will make Spain the first Western country to propose the right to menstrual leave, under which women would be guaranteed time off during their periods.
Spain is set to become first Western country offering ‘menstrual leave’ to women.
Women who suffer from severe period pain will be allowed to take leave from work for up to three days each month
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— Telegraph Life (@TelegraphLife) May 11, 2022
Spain is becoming the first Western Country to offer “Menstrual Leave” to Women and the so called Greatest Country in the World is taking Women’s Rights away. How is this possible???
— Irma💙 (@Irma_Spikeymama) May 11, 2022
According to The Telegraph, only some Asian countries including Japan, South Korea, and Indonesia, as well as Zambia, grant menstrual leave.
According to the Spanish Gynaecology and Obstetrics Society, approximately one-third of women who menstruate suffer from drastic pain known as dysmenorrhea, with that percentage rising if pre-menstrual pain is also measured. Dysmenorrhea symptoms contain acute abdominal pain, headaches, diarrhea, and fever.
i don’t understand how menstrual leave is still not normalised yet wtf
— S (@shampagneee) March 1, 2022
FINALLY SOME GOOD NEWS
Because we no longer know what a woman is – when UK introduces MENSTRUAL LEAVE – we can all look forward to a few extra days off each month
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— Pym Purnell (@PymPurnell) May 11, 2022
‘Menstrual leave’ should already be a thing
— westunrest (@westunrest) May 11, 2022
“If someone has an illness with such symptoms a temporary disability is granted, so the same should happen with menstruation – allowing a woman with a very painful period to stay at home,” Angela Rodriguez, the secretary of state for equality, told El Periodico newspaper.
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The reform, set to be approved at next Tuesday’s cabinet meeting, contains other measures to expand menstrual health such as a regulation for schools to provide sanitary pads for girls who need them.
Spain is gonna be observing menstrual leave for women you guys 😭 That is such a fucking W!
— The Emperor (@GiftedAsia) May 11, 2022
Sanitary pads and tampons will also be given free to women in marginalized social conditions and will have VAT reduced from their sale price in stores – a long-standing demand from women in Spain.
#Socialites once this plan is approved, do you agree that this a win for women?