Women across the world are increasingly joining the workforce in every sector, and the governments in several nations are introducing new measures to enable them to work comfortably and effectively.
In one such step, authorities in the northern Chinese province of Ningxia have come up with a “period leave” policy, which will allow women to take two days off in a month in case of period pain.
The new policies will also protect pregnant women and those who have given birth, and employers not complying with the guidelines will be punished. The policy is already in effect in Shanxi and Hubei.
Apart from this, Japan, South Korea and Indonesia also provide menstrual leave, and Taiwan provides three days a year for cramps. In March, a UK based firm Coexist introduced a similar policy for its female workforce.
Coexist said, “This is not about employees taking more time off but working more flexibly and efficiently around their menstrual cycle and encouraging a work-life balance.”
