Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/20/menstrual-leave_n_5359089.html

Seriously, paid menstrual leave…and women wonder why they aren't taken seriously. As a woman of the generation who championed women's lib, I can only shake my head and wonder what the hell is happening to women today.

I often wonder how your generation doesn't have a permanent case of "patting-self-on-back" elbow. I'm sure I'll get the bill for the care your self-inflicted wounds require soon enough...

Is that the Boomers? Yeah, they like to take credit for everything but responsibility for nothing.

Anonymous wrote:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/20/menstrual-leave_n_5359089.html

Seriously, paid menstrual leave…and women wonder why they aren't taken seriously. As a woman of the generation who championed women's lib, I can only shake my head and wonder what the hell is happening to women today.

I often wonder how your generation doesn't have a permanent case of "patting-self-on-back" elbow. I'm sure I'll get the bill for the care your self-inflicted wounds require soon enough...

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Menstrual leave?! A a woman, and a feminist, I think that's fucking absurd. I know some women have debilitating periods, but for most, it's minimally invasive. If you're periods are seriously interfering with your life, then you need a doctor, not special leave every month. Being a woman is not a medical problem.

My friend has seen numerous doctors for her debilitating pain and nausea on the first day of her period; no explanation, no answer. She takes sick leave almost every month (sometimes the timing works out that she gets her period in the afternoon and isn't sick during the work day). I have never needed menstrual leave, but I feel for the women who do.

This. Knew someone who had debilitating pain and nausea. She was given some meds for the pain but not much else could be done.

Anonymous wrote:I take a sick day if menstruation is debilitating. Who gives a fuck what a couple of magazines call it?

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I sense OP likes to get riled up about the wimmens in general.

Anonymous wrote:Menstrual leave?! A a woman, and a feminist, I think that's fucking absurd. I know some women have debilitating periods, but for most, it's minimally invasive. If you're periods are seriously interfering with your life, then you need a doctor, not special leave every month. Being a woman is not a medical problem.

My friend has seen numerous doctors for her debilitating pain and nausea on the first day of her period; no explanation, no answer. She takes sick leave almost every month (sometimes the timing works out that she gets her period in the afternoon and isn't sick during the work day). I have never needed menstrual leave, but I feel for the women who do.

God forbid all the cycles are in sync, the whole office would be cleared out

Anonymous wrote:Feminism is dead because Japan, Taiwan, Indonesia, and South Korea have "menstrual leave" (but no paid sick leave for non-serious illness)?

I don't think so.

More from the Atlantic: http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/05/should-women-get-paid-menstrual-leave-days/370789/

Signed,
feminist, alive and kicking

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The subject of this forum is erroneous and does everyone a disfavor. Feminism is alive and well.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:LOL, they actually give paid menstrual leave in Dubai, of all places.

They'll put you in prison for a year for giving birth out of wedlock there, but hey, you get paid time off during your monthly.

Because feminism. Right?

haha, I don't think Dubai and Feminism belong in the same sentence

What's their material leave policy like?

Currently they get 60 days if they work government and 45 days if they work private sector + any annual leave they want + up to another 45 unpaid days. Once they go back to work, they get 2 hours a day for breastfeeding/pumping until the baby is 6 months old. Then leave ends. there is a petition for more leave currenlty underway. They want more than 60 days for the maternity leave and more than 6 months for the breastfeeding time.

^^ Maternity

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:LOL, they actually give paid menstrual leave in Dubai, of all places.

They'll put you in prison for a year for giving birth out of wedlock there, but hey, you get paid time off during your monthly.

Because feminism. Right?

haha, I don't think Dubai and Feminism belong in the same sentence

What's their material leave policy like?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:LOL, they actually give paid menstrual leave in Dubai, of all places.

They'll put you in prison for a year for giving birth out of wedlock there, but hey, you get paid time off during your monthly.

Because feminism. Right?

haha, I don't think Dubai and Feminism belong in the same sentence

Anonymous wrote:Feminists want it to be fair and square...except when they don't. What is the male equivalent of menstrual leave?

Talk too much or angry leave?

Actually I saw no support from American feminists in any if the cited articles. It seems to be more of an Asian thing and some like Indonesia are really conservative.

I take a sick day if menstruation is debilitating. Who gives a fuck what a couple of magazines call it?

Feminists want it to be fair and square...except when they don't. What is the male equivalent of menstrual leave?