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Period poverty is the life-long struggle many low-income women and girls face when they can't afford menstrual sanitary products.
Facilitating period leave policy is not about providing them rest but making the workplace more humane and favourable for female employees.
Though all employees must have equal rights at the workplace, the biological needs of each one are different and need to be addressed.
Paid period leave is not about treating menstruation as a handicap; it's about acknowledging the biological reality women face monthly, and making a truly inclusive workplace.
Today, my kids are 14 and 8 years old and know a lot about menstruation. They are not repulsed by the sight of blood, and understand the importance of making her comfortable.
She was sure she was dying of cancer the first time her periods came. Why did her mother not explain anything? Why did no one say anything?
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