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Employment Law
Nobody likes to talk about abdominal pain. And certainly not in front of the boss. When the back and stomach ache, the millions of German women torture themselves to work despite being unwell. For many women, menstruation is not just annoying, but actually painful.
What seems unimaginable in this country is regulated by law in Asian countries: working women have the right to paid menstrual leave . Now this demand has become loud in Europe too. Supporters are supported by the British Professor Gedis Grudzinstas, a renowned expert in the field of gynecology.
The "Dailymail" reports that Grudzinskas presented his demand for a paid menstrual leave at Cambridge University's "Festival of Ideas". Women should receive three additional sick days per month. It is only fair to relieve women in the period, says the professor.
Already in 1947 a law was passed in India that allows women to stay at home during their period. One year later, India moves on. The problem in India: Not all companies observe this rule, which regularly leads to protests. In South Korea, women are allowed to decide for themselves if they want to claim paid menstrual leave. If they decide against it, they are entitled to an increase in wages.
The demand for paid menstrual leave is not new in Europe . Already some years ago, the idea came up in Russia, but could not be enforced. The big problem: many countries find themselves in conflict with equal rights. Women could be discriminated against in the application if they had the right to additional days off.
