yellowkats
yellowkats t1_j0cojy6 wrote
Reply to comment by nico87ca in Spanish MPs vote to approve new 'menstrual leave' for painful periods by mancinedinburgh
This is making it equal. Men don’t generally have to refresh their wombs once a month in preparation for their potential future child, they’ve already got one up on women.
yellowkats t1_j0cse9u wrote
Reply to comment by nico87ca in Spanish MPs vote to approve new 'menstrual leave' for painful periods by mancinedinburgh
Women are expected to work consistently throughout their menstrual cycle when we do not consistently operate at the same level throughout the month.
Most women are fighting some combination of cramping/depression/brain fog/nausea/low energy/breast pain/intensified emotions for at least a week every month. Not to mention the blood part and everything that goes with that.
We can’t currently take a week off work every time we have our period, so we suffer through it. Men don’t have to deal with any of that, so women are currently at a disadvantage.