Should women get a day off work for their period?

Thats why they shouldnt be in the workplace (other than a few hours as a dinner lady) full stop.

honestly? I'd have expected a more genuine question from a TSR community team member...

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Why did this get so many reps? You misused the word "gender." Everyone has a go about it, I will have a go now:

gender is the psychological identity and sex is the biology. Biology creates periods, not gender

BEsides that I was just gonna say that one of my exes had to go to ER becauseher period didnt come on for time and then one day random right, she was literally screaming crawling in pain during the cramp thingy. I was terrified like I thought she was pregnant and having a miscarriage but dr says it was cramps and he told her use some menstraul painkillers like everyone else when their **** comes on lol And the same does not apply with disabilities and chronic illnesses because those are chronic...if not terminal. Period cramps aint. Take a sick day like man above said.

I'd much rather hear from the expert, you

In my experience of the world of work there are some people of the feminine persuasion who should be given 28 days off every menstrual cycle. Not just the one.

Oh that would be lovely

Okay, sure. When women are pregnant, it automatically means that most will take shorter shifts and usually stay home for most of her time. As it gets closer to the 6-7 month milestone, most will completely stop work until about 2 months after break. Thats an average of 5 month off work. 2 babies, 10 months of work gone. Thats almost a full year of less experience. It really is important for employees to have as much as experience. Furthermore, in most cases, its the mother that looks after the new born for the majority of the time. This continues until the baby is about 14+ where some mothers divide their responsibilities with her oldest son/daughter. Guess who had to take much shorter shifts in those 14 or so years. Women. Make sense?

Sorry, but the word 'feminist' means supporting equality between the genders, not the supremacy of women. Egalitarianism is really just a word for people who are too pussy to use the word 'feminist' because of what people may think of them.

And personally I don't think it needs to be a law. Sure, some women may need the odd day off for it, in which case by all means they should take it, but my periods never been enough of a problem for me so I don't really feel qualified to comment.

Some of you make it sound as if period pain is a choice 😂 To those who aren't aware, dysmenorrhea (which is the extreme pain experienced due to menstruation) comes with an array of other physical symptoms that anyone would take a sick day off for, such as diarrhoea, muscle pain, vomiting, fainting, and sometimes even all of the above. It is to the point where you cannot physically walk due to the mental and physical stress a person experiences during this time.

Do I think women should be given days off specifically for their periods? Absolutely not. Not all women experience this kind of pain. There are many people who are completely unaffected by the whole ordeal, save for the whole inconvenience of it all. However, I do think that women should be able to call in sick without feeling like others are making a mockery out of it. People tend to not take you seriously when they hear the phrase "period pain".

Only if men get a day/week off for their periods.

Only if men get a day/week off for their periods.

Start taking the pill and go to a sexual health clinic you don't need to even have periods now days

I really wish this was the case. I'm on the pill and still have periods. And they're longer and more often.