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Posted: 5/27/2022 10:56:31 AM EDT
The job descriptions at CHANI, a queer- and feminist-led company that makes a popular astrology app, list a variety of perks to entice potential employees: salaries starting at $80,000 a year, an annual tech stipend, a nice 401(k) match and four months of paid parental leave. The Los Angeles-based company also offers a more unusual benefit: “unlimited menstrual leave for people with uteruses.” The policy is one example of a growing push to eliminate the taboo around periods and recognize the physical discomforts menstruation can cause. “It’s incredibly painful to have a uterus, and yet from a young age, we’re taught to push through this pain and keep working,” said Sonya Passi, the company’s CEO. Menstrual leave isn’t common in the United States, but it exists elsewhere around the globe: Spain is about to become the first Western country to offer menstrual leave, allowing women with severe pain to stay home three days per month. And such policies have long existed in countries including Japan, China, Indonesia and Zambia. But, U.S. legal and labor experts noted, it’s a complicated issue with many possible ramifications. CHANI implemented its menstrual leave policy so that employees don’t have to deplete sick or vacation hours “to deal with a fact of life,” she said. “Folks just need to let their supervisor know as soon as they decide to take the menstrual leave, and it’s an automatic yes — there isn’t an approval process.” About 60 percent of the company’s employees have used the policy at least once, Passi noted. View Quote https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2022/05/25/menstrual-leave-spain-paid-benefits/ |
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I am retired but I would have sliced my taint and said I was having my period if it meant I could get a three day weekend.
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Unlimited menstrual leave for people with uteruses? What if I buy one in a jar?
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I should be offered leave for having to deal with women in the work Place
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Whats their stance on men having periods...like the msm tells me
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Well shit if there was ever a reason to pretend to be transsexual at work.
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Does pissing blood count?
Hope it doesn't get challenged at the Supreme Court level. The token justice can't even define what a woman is, let alone a period! |
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Quoted: Totally not sexist. View Quote Well, men and women can have periods, so it’s not sexist. But abortion is a women’s rights issue and men should leave their uteruses alone. But wait, men can have uteruses also, so abortion is a men’s rights issue and women should leave men’s bodies alone…? WE NEED A BIOLOGIST IN HERE!!! |
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So if 60% of the woman working there have used it once or twice. Does not sound like a big deal to just take a few days off when needed, no need to have a policy. I really thought thats what pto and sick time was for.
I would try to get a job there then ask for a 1% raise to compensate me for not having the take off the days, then let them fire me for being "whatever" then sue. |
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For equal rights I insist that men can take paid time off every time a woman gives the man a migraine.
Or when the weather is nice enough to go fishing. |
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There certainly some men here who should qualify for it, as they are perpetually on the rag.
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Quoted: Well, men and women can have periods, so it’s not sexist. But abortion is a women’s rights issue and men should leave their uteruses alone. But wait, men can have uteruses also, so abortion is a men’s rights issue and women should leave men’s bodies alone…? WE NEED A BIOLOGIST IN HERE!!! View Quote No biologist needed. It sounds like you have it down correctly. |
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My paycheck is so thin, I can only afford Taco Bell.
Can I get some leve for post-chalupa syndrome? |
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Another way we'll have to carry the dead weight at the office. Just great.
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Quoted: So if 60% of the woman working there have used it once or twice. Does not sound like a big deal to just take a few days off when needed, no need to have a policy. I really thought thats what pto and sick time was for. I would try to get a job there then ask for a 1% raise to compensate me for not having the take off the days, then let them fire me for being "whatever" then sue. View Quote |
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Sooo... Are they confirming women are the weaker sex and can't do everything a man can do?
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not sure I see a downside to this. where I work, it's basically already in place anyway since we have unlimited sick and vacation time. the problem only comes in when it's abused, like anything else. up to the manager to determine if it's being abused and escalate it to HR. people that work at a good job/career don't abuse the privilege's in large numbers that I've seen. I guess at some places they do but I haven't seen an issue so far.
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I dont think its a bad idea. The severity of period pain varies tremendously between women. I also dont give a shit if it ends up getting abused. Nobody’s job is that important they cant miss a few days a month. Im sure some of you think that but ultimately it doesn’t make a hill of beans difference.
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Quoted: I dont think its a bad idea. The severity of period pain varies tremendously between women. I also dont give a shit if it ends up getting abused. Nobody’s job is that important they cant miss a few days a month. Im sure some of you think that but ultimately it doesn’t make a hill of beans difference. View Quote So what happens when women crews all synch up those so called periods?..... Sorry Pooty poot....the other duty calls...see ya in three - five? |
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Quoted: I dont think its a bad idea. The severity of period pain varies tremendously between women. I also dont give a shit if it ends up getting abused. Nobody’s job is that important they cant miss a few days a month. Im sure some of you think that but ultimately it doesn’t make a hill of beans difference. View Quote True. Some women have conditions like PMDD or menorrhea that are truly debilitating. Give me an equivalent amount of leave each month and I will surely not complain. |
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Quoted: I dont think its a bad idea. The severity of period pain varies tremendously between women. I also dont give a shit if it ends up getting abused. Nobody's job is that important they cant miss a few days a month. Im sure some of you think that but ultimately it doesn't make a hill of beans difference. View Quote So up to 36 days off, plus maybe 20 standard vacation days. Over a ~250 day work year, effectively working 4 out of 5 days. Of course, when this inevitably exacerbates pay differences between men and women, it'll be used as proof the system is rigged. In aggregate, how could a group of people habitually working 10-15% less than another expect the same rate of promotions, salary increases, etc? |
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Quoted: So up to 36 days off, plus maybe 20 standard vacation days. Over a ~250 day work year, effectively working 4 out of 5 days. Of course, when this inevitably exacerbates pay differences between men and women, it'll be used as proof the system is rigged. In aggregate, how could a group of people habitually working 10-15% less than another expect the same rate of promotions, salary increases, etc? View Quote Give everyone a 4 day week. Next question. |
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What about women that have had a hysterectomy? Tell them "sorry about your luck, PTO request denied."
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Can male coworkers take Flo leave if they don't want to deal with their female coworkers who won't take Flo leave?
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what if i identify as having a uterus?
is an uterus grammatically correct? sounds wrong. |
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don't like it, work somewhere else. Plenty of places looking for you workaholics at minimum wage. |
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