Elosky20:
that means the guys can also demand for blue balls leave too.

fearlesschicken:

which one be blue balls

Elosky20:
that means the guys can also demand for blue balls leave too.

KMB:
Good idea as long as men too will get leave for the same period because of the pain of not getting any. (Blue Balls) Equal rights

PresVA:
how can you compare monthly periods with blue balls? How many men do have blue balls? How often even? Many men don't even know what blue balls is..

I know i don't.. Please what's blue balls

johnydon22:
I know i don't.. Please what's blue balls

PresVA:
how can you compare monthly periods with blue balls? How many men do have blue balls? How often even? Many men don't even know what blue balls is..

johnydon22:
Seriously women should be given period breaks because period cramps are no damn joke, i have witnessed that a lot with bae.

Crazy mood swings, she almost feel like breaking down and cry sometimes.. i spend the better part of the evenings getting junk foods for her, massaging and just holding her which even pisses her off all of a sudden cus of the mood swings

seriously the pain is excruciating for the women who have it and i am fully in support of "period breaks" cus i don't see how anybody can focus and work when you feel like your stomach has been rumpled like a piece of paper.

fearlesschicken:

jeez!! You dey try oh hian! Nice guy

that's serious....i guess am lucky then. i know someone who has to go to the clinic to take injections for her pains.

yeah you are right.....

do you think it can be a feasible thing in nigeria?

johnydon22:
Nope Nigeria is ruled by irrational old men...

fearlesschicken:
As of 1 March, women in Anhui province in east China – who suffer from painful periods and produce a doctors note to say so – will be entitled to up to two days menstrual leave a month. [/b]And while this might sound pretty radical to us, Anhui province isn’t the only, or even first, place to introduce menstrual leave. In fact, it’s already available in at least two other Chinese provinces (and there’s even been talk of making it a country-wide thing) and other Asian countries including Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. But is menstrual leave a good thing? Should it be a universal right for working women?

We debate the pros and cons…

In favour of menstrual leave, multimedia fashion journalist Issey Brunner: ‘Periods are a natural process for all women, but some ladies – like me – get them way worse than others. I spend two days a month feeling like I’ve been punched in the stomach and with crippling cramps in my back and legs so bad I can hardly walk I can tell you, it’s no fun at all. Currently, I don’t call in sick when it’s that time of the month, but to be honest, I’d like to. There’s no doubt that my severe period pains interfere with my daily life, and there are times when I find it hard to focus at work because the pain’s so excruciating.

‘But let’s be clear, this is only for two days a month, and in no way means I’m less well-equipped for the working world in general (which some people would argue), it just means there’s a couple of days a month when it would be best if I was at home. It would be great to know that we lived in a world where employers, occupational health and HR departments were more understanding and genuinely tried to cater for the needs of each individual. Period cramps (known medically as dysmenorrhea) often aren’t taken seriously as a legitimate illness (mainly because they’re seen as a natural part of being a woman), but the pain is real, and not being able to cite severe period pains as the reason you’re calling in sick adds to the burden.

‘Legal menstrual leave would not only be great for women like me on a practical level, but it would also help to break the taboo around periods and help us all speak openly and honestly about our bodies. How can that be a bad thing?’

Against menstrual leave, news editor Siam Goorwich: ‘I’ll be honest, I’m pretty fortunate when it comes to periods. Yes they’re a hassle and a logistical nightmare, but most of the time the pain is nothing that can’t be sorted with a couple of paracetamol and chocolate brownie. Lucky, I know. But that’s not the reason I’m against menstrual leave. I love a duvet day as much as the next person, but I just don’t think menstrual leave is realistic, workable or great for the image of women in the workplace.

‘I hardly ever take sick days (even when I’m a snotty mess and no one wants to sit next to me in the office), and most people I know are the same. Yes we’re entitled to a day off, but in reality no one wants to be seen as being weak or unwilling, so we all soldier on dosed up on cold and flu tabs and stinking of Olbas Oil, and I can’t see how menstrual days will be any different. Then there’s the negative impact that menstrual leave could have on the way women are viewed and treated in their workplace. Obviously anyone discriminating against women who chose to takes menstrual leave would be wrong (or women in general just because they had the right to menstrual leave), but that wouldn’t stop it happening.

‘Severe period pains are awful and the pain and distress they cause shouldn’t be diminished, but I also don’t believe they should be treated any differently than any other chronic illness.’

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