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Yes, Spain!!!!
[Image descriptions: 1. Tweet by AJ+ @AJPlus [gold check verified] that says: Spain became the 1st country in Europe to offer paid menstrual leave, for 3-5 days. It also gave final approval to laws that: [bullet point] enshrine rights to abortion for people over 16 [bullet point] let trans people over 16 self-identify gender by simple declaration, one of the only places to do so [Attached to the Tweet is a photo of a group of people with trans flags gathered on the steps of a building with large stone columns.]
2. A headline from DW that says: “Spain passes laws on trans rights, abortion, menstrual leave – DW.” The visible part of the article says, “The new laws expand transgender rights and abortion access, as well as give workers paid menstrual leave. The approval comes ahead of…” \End descriptions]
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Yall I cannot believe that I found out that MY county banned conversion therapy, gave a menstrual leave, improved trans AND abortion rights and i found about ALL of that because it was trending on tumblr. This is great. This is so awesome. Go, Spain, go! Esta es la España que me gusta, esta es la España que quiero!
#spain#trans rights#derechos trans#españa#abortion rights#aborto#menstrual leave#YESSSSSSS#IM JUST SO HAPPY#AHHHHH
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Women who suffer from severe period pain will be allowed to take leave from work for up to three days each month
"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 has said.
👉🏿 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/05/11/spain-become-first-western-country-offering-menstrual-leave/
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"Spanish lawmakers on Thursday gave final approval to a law granting paid medical leave to women suffering severe period pain, becoming the first European country to advance such legislation.
The law, which passed by 185 votes in favour to 154 against, is aimed at breaking a taboo on the subject, the government has said.
Menstrual leave is currently offered only in a small number of countries across the globe, among them Japan, Indonesia and Zambia.
"It is a historic day for feminist progress," Equality Minister Irene Montero tweeted ahead of the vote.
The legislation entitles workers experiencing period pain to as much time off as they need, with the state social security system -- not employers -- picking up the tab for the sick leave.
As with paid leave for other health reasons, a doctor must approve the temporary medical incapacity.
The length of sick leave that doctors will be able to grant to women suffering from painful periods has not been specified in the law.
About a third of women who menstruate suffer from severe pain, according to the Spanish Gynaecology and Obstetrics Society...
"Menstrual leave" is one of the key measures in the broader legislation, which also provides for increased access to abortion in public hospitals.
Less than 15 percent of abortions performed in the country take place in such institutions, mainly because of conscientious objections by doctors.
The new law also allows minors to have abortions without parental permission at 16 and 17 years of age, reversing a requirement introduced by a previous conservative government in 2015.
Spain, a European leader in women's rights, decriminalised abortion in 1985, and in 2010, it passed a law that allows women to opt freely for abortion during the first 14 weeks of pregnancy in most cases."
-via Hindustan Times, 2/17/23
Note: Obviously there are plenty of trans men and nonbinary, etc. people who have periods, and many women—whether cis, trans, and/or intersex—who don't. In this case, though, I'm choosing to leave the article's text unmodified to more accurately convey the technicalities of and rhetoric/political context around these laws.
#menstrual products#menstruation#menstrual leave#periods#period problems#period cramps#endometriosis#pcos#spain#europe#women's rights#public health#women's health
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To everyone being told their unbearable menstrual pain is normal
Today is endometriosis visibility day
To everyone being denied medication for menstrual pain when needed
Today is endometriosis visibility day
To everyone being accused of exaggerating when describing menstrual pain
Today is endometriosis visibility day
To everyone that had to go through outrageous numbers of ginecologists before being given a diagnosis
Today is endometriosis visibility day
To everyone that only found out they had endometriosis because they were trying for pregnancy and were infertile
Today is endometriosis visibility day
To all the scientist advocating and being denied funding for the study of endometriosis and women’s menstrual rights
Today is endometriosis visibility day
To every single person that up to this date have to take contraceptive pills because there is no treatment for endometriosis
Today is endometriosis visibility day
To everyone being denied medical leave by their jobs despite not being able to get themselves to work due to menstrual cramps
TODAY 14/03 IS ENDOMETRIOSIS VISIBILITY DAY
#endometriosis visibility day#endometriosis#period cramps#menstrual#menstrual cicle#women’s rights#menstrual rights#endometrium#menstrual cramps#menstrual cycle#infertility#menstruation#menstruation visibility#people who menstruate#menstruación#endometritis#uterus#people with uteruses#period rights#menstrual leave
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The Best News of Last Week - May 16, 2022
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1. Spain set to become the first European country to introduce a 3-day ‘menstrual leave’ for women
Spain is set to offer three days of menstrual leave to women with severe period pain. The proposed policy will be voted on at a cabinet meeting next week, along with a measure to offer sanitary pads in schools.
“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, Spain’s secretary of state equality and gender violence, told El Periodico.
2. Leader of Pussy Riot Band Escapes Russia, With Help From Friends
Maria V. Alyokhina disguised herself as a food courier to evade the Moscow police who had been staking out the friend’s apartment where she was staying. She left her cellphone behind as a decoy and to avoid being tracked.
A friend drove her to the border with Belarus, and it took her a week to cross into Lithuania.
3. Patron the bomb-sniffing dog gets a medal from Zelenskyy
Patron poses at an award ceremony in Kyiv, Ukraine on Sunday. The Jack Russell terrier is credited with detecting more than 200 Russian explosive devices since the start of the war.
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4. Wolf seen in Brittany (France) for first time in a century
A single animal was filmed by a camera trap in the commune of Berrien, situated in the Arrée Mountains, on 3 May. Wolf was previously extirpated from the region in the early 20th century due to hunting pressures, and was later lost from the entirety of France.
5. Nonspeaking student with autism gives moving commencement speech
Rollins College’s Elizabeth Bonker who has not spoken since the age of 15 months due to autism delivered a moving commencement speech, urging her fellow graduates to use their own voices.
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OpRegen has been generally well-tolerated with no unexpected adverse events.
7. Biggest ‘floating solar park’ in Europe will open this year in Portugal
Two tugboats are currently moving a vast array of 12,000 solar panels, the size of four football pitches, to their mooring on the reservoir. Miguel Patena, EDP group director in charge of the solar project, said on Thursday that electricity produced from the floating park, with installed capacity of 5 megawatts (MW), would cost a third of that produced from a gas-fired plant.
The solar panels will supply 1,500 families with power.
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Finally some common sense news
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Transgender women are not eligible for menstrual leave as they do not have uteruses and do not menstruate, the Ministry of Labor (MOL) said on Thursday (Feb. 10).
CNA reported that after a transgender woman recently applied to take a menstrual day off at her company, the company was unsure of whether she was eligible and asked the local government. The local government passed the question on to the MOL, which consulted the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW).
The MOHW responded to the MOL with an explanation from the Taiwan Association of Obstetrics and Gynecology (TAOG), that transgender women who have received gender reassignment surgery and officially registered their changed sex do not have uteruses and do not menstruate. Since the purpose of the menstrual leave is to provide relief to those who may suffer physical discomfort at work while menstruating, the policy does not apply to transgender women as they do not go through the experience.
According to the Act of Gender Equality in Employment, female employees may legally apply to take one day off for menstrual leave each month if they experience menstruation-related discomfort that prevents them from working. The employees do not need to provide any documentation to apply, and employers may not refuse, issue a penalty, or deem the day off as an absence that affects the employee’s attendance bonus or performance evaluation.
CNA cited the MOL as saying that there is no age limit to employees eligible for the menstrual leave, therefore older women may also take a day off each month as needed. Meanwhile, for women whose uterus or ovary has been removed due to health concerns, as long as the employee still ovulates and experiences discomfort due to hormonal changes, she is eligible for the menstrual leave.
#Taiwan#Menstrual leave#Men don't get periods#Ministry of Labor (MOL)#Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW)#Taiwan Association of Obstetrics and Gynecology (TAOG)#Someone needed to hear from a doctor that men don't have uteruses#That should just be common sense#Act of Gender Equality in Employment
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Rant in favor of the Spanish "menstrual leave" (as a Spaniard living abroad):
I have very painful periods. They're not unbearable every month, but definitely 9 out of 10 times. I live in Belgium and work in a company with a pretty flexible work-from-home policy (where we can choose up to 3 days to work from home and change them every week according to our needs or preferences), and my periods are regular enough that I simply work from home the days I will probably feel the worst. I can take strong painkillers, pace or work while standing (with my laptop on a shelf or cabinet at the right height), split my work day to go lay down, I'm 30 steps from a sink if I'm sick... If I have a rough night, I can sleep in and just work late, without having to worry about public transport. Not ideal to work through the pain, but there are people who have it worse.
Now, even with all of these commodities, I got my period last night, and my second thought (after the obvious, oh no, not again) was "I'm glad it's Sunday tomorrow, so I can truly sleep in if I can't sleep tonight, and I don't have to suffer the worst 36 hours while working". I was glad my weekend was ruined because I didn't have to work in pain. With the Spanish law (which, by the way, doesn't work like "Hey, I don't feel well during my period, I need a periodic sick leave", a doctor has to consider your situation and your medical history, and will sign the appropriate leave), those worries become less important (although we've been taught by society to feel guilty for asking time for ourselves).
It is simply not normal that we're expected to work through pain, that even women say that "it's just the way it is, stop whining" when someone says they have a painful period, that we're taught to stay quiet and not complain, which leads to millions of women not going to the doctor for pains that are just not normal. And while the menstrual leave law doesn't fix all that injustice, it's a step in the right direction.
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You know what would go a long way toward peace on earth? Just giving everybody one discretionary day of paid leave per month which doesn’t have to accrue, so that we can get menstrual leave without using up our other leave or causing issues of unfairness to people who don’t menstruate.
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Menstrual leave could be on the way!
The draft law still has to pass through Parliament, but it's a great move!
The Spanish bill entitles workers experiencing period pain to as much time off as they need, with the state social security system -- not employers -- picking up the tab for the sick leave.
As with paid leave for other health reasons, a doctor must approve the temporary medical incapacity.
Equality Minister Irene Montero said the law will recognise a health problem that has been largely swept under the carpet until now.
"Periods will no longer be taboo," she told a news conference after the cabinet approved the bill. "We will be the first country in Europe to introduce a temporary sick leave that is fully financed by the state for painful and incapacitating periods," she added.
"No more going to work with pain, no more taking pills before arriving at work and having to hide the fact we're in pain that makes us unable to work."
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As a person that stuffers from extreme menstrual pain (like I have to take at least 3-4 painkillers and if I miss the timing i end up throwing up because of the pain), I'm so happy about the 3-day menstrual leave being voted in Spain..At the same time I'm really mad at my country for expecting me to fully function when I literally feel like someone is continually stabbing my uterus
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Could 'Menstrual Leave' Change the Workplace?
Francis, A. (2022, April 28). Could ‘menstrual leave’ change the workplace? BBC Worklife. https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20220426-could-menstrual-leave-change-the-workplace
Ali Francis writes: “Menstrual leave has existed in various forms around the world for at least a century: the Soviet Union introduced a national policy in 1922, Japan in 1947 and Indonesia in 1948. But it’s still rare in many large global economies, ... Now, however, a movement endorsing it is growing, as more and more companies around the world are starting to introduce the benefit. If widely introduced, women, transgender and non-binary workers who menstruate stand to gain: they would have direct pathways to rest when they need it most, be happier and more productive at work as a result and find it easier to remain in the labour market. Yet, since menstrual leave has entered the global zeitgeist, some of its critics have argued that the benefit is unfair, or that it could further stigmatise people with periods. Does menstrual leave help or hinder workers who struggle without the leave they feel they need?”
“Most women try to push through and go to work, anyway. This is often because they feel reluctant to disclose menstrual-related symptoms to their superiors, for fear of being perceived as weak or incapable of doing their jobs, says Gabrielle Golding, a senior lecturer at South Australia’s Adelaide Law School. Results from a 2021 survey from the Victorian Women’s Trust and Circle In, an HR software provider based in Melbourne, Australia, showed 70% of the 700 participants didn’t feel comfortable talking to their managers about how they could accommodate their menopausal symptoms (which often include heavy periods); 83% said their work was negatively affected as a result. And this tends to be ‘exacerbated in the absence of a menstrual leave scheme’, adds Golding – with dire knock-on effects, often prompting women to ignore their physical and mental health.”
“And although these policies might benefit the workers who decide to use them, corporate perks – like paid menstrual leave or the ability to work from home – are not afforded universally. Service workers with intense periods, who spend full days on their feet, are forced to choose between a day off and a pay cheque. Golding believes this inequality must be fixed systemically: ‘A right to paid menstrual leave, which is mandated in a broadly applicable statute, would mean that women from a vast array of socio-economic backgrounds would be afforded the opportunity to take leave.’”
Additional Information
Spain Plans Menstrual Leave in New Law for those with Severe Pain
Spain plans menstrual leave in new law for those with severe pain. (2022, May 12) BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61429022
BBC News writes: “A draft bill says women could have three days of leave a month - extended to five in some circumstances. But politicians warned that the draft - leaked to Spanish media outlets - was still being worked on. Three-day sick leave for painful periods will be allowed with a doctor's note, the draft says, potentially extending to five on a temporary basis for particularly intense or incapacitating pain. But it is not expected to apply to those who suffer mild discomfort. It is part of a wider approach of treating menstruation as a health condition, El País reports, which also includes the abolishing of VAT on some hygiene products - the so-called ‘tampon tax’ - and free hygiene products being made available at public centres such as schools and prisons.”
Additional Information
Circle In. (2021). Driving the Change: Menopause and the Workplace. Circle In. https://circlein.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Circle-In-Driving-the-change-Menopause-and-the-workplace.pdf
Golding, G., & Hvala, T. (2021). Paid period leave for Australian women: prerogative not pain. Sydney Law Review, 43(3), 349-378. http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/SydLawRw/2021/14.pdf Open Access
Schoep, M., et al. (2019). Productivity loss due to menstruation-related symptoms: a nationwide cross-sectional survey among 32 748 women. BMJ Open, 9(6), 1-10.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/bmjopen/9/6/e026186.full.pdf Open Access
Bennett, J., Melican, C., & Crooks, M. (2021). Ourselves at Work: Creating Positive Menstrual Culture in your Workplace. Victorian Women’s Trust. https://www.vwt.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Ourselves-At-Work-DIGITAL-V5.pdf
Baird, M., Hill, E., & Colussi, S. (2021). Mapping menstrual leave legislation and policy historically and globally: labor entitlement to reinforce, remedy, or revolutionize gender equality at work?. Comparative Labor Law & Policy Journal, 42(1), 187-228. https://cllpj.law.illinois.edu UTL Link: https://heinonline.org/HOL/P?h=hein.journals/cllpj42&i=199&a=dXRvcm9udG8uZWR1
Tunley, C., & Kapilashrami, T. (2021). Menopause in the Workplace: Impact on Women in Financial Services. Standard Chartered. https://av.sc.com/corp-en/content/docs/Menopause-in-the-Workplace-Impact-on-Women-in-Financial-Services.pdf
Photo source: Aunt Flow. (2021). [Photograph]. Unsplash. https://unsplash.com/photos/gTRchqNZzzg
#menstrual leave#menopause symptoms#endometriosis#premenstrual dysphoric disorder#Victorian Women’s Trust#survey results#flexible working arrangements#workplace benefits
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I need menstrual leave so bad, not only is PMS absolutely killer for me but my heavy flow days cause my brain to leave my body through my vagina, please just let me have some time every month to recover from this
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https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/i-couldnt-move-japanese-male-office-workers-experience-simulated-menstrual-pain-2024-03-08/
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