Should women get a day off work for their period?

People seem to be assuming time off = less work done.

I think it's the Danish who have a 33 hour working week and no loss of productivity.

If you try and force people to work whilst they are lethargic/ in a lot of pain they probably aren't going to be producing great work/ perhaps less work.

However I feel like days off are swinging from one extreme to the other... are some woman completely unable to work some days when they are on their period? Yes.

But... I'm sure there are many other who would just benefit from some adjustments like being able to work from home on their period. Or flexihours so maybe if they need some extra rest they can come into work later, go home early and make the time up the following week.

There are others still who have very tolerable periods and are perfectly happy keeping to the status quo.

So in sum: potentially but not as a blanket policy.

this kind of law is not only sexist towards men but it will result in sexist effects against women - de facto, women would be far less employable than men because men wouldn't be entitled to claim a sickie for free, so men would actually put out more work per pound for their company. so it's just regressive on all fronts. just have free competition. if men and women really are equal, women wouldn't even be dreaming of such a degrading and patronising form of assistance which would make them appear like the disabled gender

it's a legal privilege for one gender. of course it's sexist. don't be ****ing daft. just because every single women doesn't make use of it doesn't change anything.

Says who? There was a time in secondary school when I was taking off 1-2 days every single month because of terrible period pain. It's gotten better now but every so often I take the day off uni if the pain is too much

Are you actually an idiot or are acting stupid so that I give up? Because im not going to carry on with this until you accept the fact that you've deliberately played dumb (or are actually dumb) to try and undermine my points. You've hardly rebutted my points and it's getting frustrating now.

Most GPs won't give a sick note for a few days off. I've had periods which have made me vomit, I've had kidney pain, I've had ones where I can't walk and I've had others which give me migraine.

It's clear in this thread that men don't understand. Some periods are horrendous.

Do you need a sick note?

I don't work in the UK, but here it's ok for us to write in sick by mail and that's it. There is a sort of trust, at least in my team, and as far as I can tell, people do not abuse it.

Use BC, then you don't have to deal with that BS.

Well, it can be done. But expect even lower pay rates. Women already have wage gap due to obvious reasons such as pregnancies which causes a little less experience in the industry therefor lower pay and a few others. But i would say no.

How does getting pregnant make someone less experienced??? Please explain

So in Zambia women are allowed to take a day off for their period once a month, also known as 'Mother's Day'.

This day doesn't have to be taken on 'day one' - it can be taken at any time of the month when ladies feel their menstrual cycle is interrupting their work (e.g. stomach cramps/back aches leading up to etc). (Read it in full here)

Unsurprisingly, this has stirred up a lot of criticism from both males and females!

As much as it sounds like a good idea... what if 10 female employees all decide to take their 'Mother's Day' on the same day?! Workplaces could crumble

Do you think this law is something that should be practiced in England/other countries?

Or maybe you're completely against the idea?!

In a way yes, but also in a way no. I think women should be allowed if they experience really heavy/painful periods and actually have doctor's confirmation for it.