In Japan, South Korea and Zambia, days off for menstrual cramps are already enshrined in law. Spain now wants to play a pioneering role in Europe on this topic.
Madrid – Most women know it: severe pain in the lower abdomen and in the kidney area during the period. In such situations, one would prefer to just lie down on the couch with a hot water bottle and fight the pain with herbal remedies and medicines. Then you don’t even have to think about work. Spain now wants to accommodate women who suffer from severe menstrual pain.
In Spain, there is a bill that would give female workers the right to take up to three days off work per month. Like the Spanish daily newspaper El País reported, the draft is to be passed by the Spanish parliament in the coming week.
Three days off for women: Spain discusses days off for menstrual cramps
Allowing women to be on leave during their periods is part of the Spanish government’s new abortion law. In addition to the three days off in the event of menstrual problems, this also includes the abolition of VAT on feminine hygiene articles – but the focus is on the possibility of abortion for girls from the age of 17 without parental consent. In Catholic Spain, abortions are an extremely sensitive issue. Spain’s left-wing government wants to make it easier to access by guaranteeing them in public hospitals.
Hygiene during the period: pads and tampons are already offered free of charge in Scotland.
How urgent the topic is, do it Counting of the Spanish Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics: According to them, around a third of Spanish women suffer from severe pain during their menstrual period, including headaches or fever. In Japan, South Korea and Zambia, days off for menstrual problems are already firmly anchored in the law. Spain now wants to play a pioneering role in Europe on this topic.
Days off for menstrual cramps in Spain: Staying at home with “painful periods”.
The aim of the days off for menstrual cramps is “that a woman with a very painful period can stay at home,” Spain’s Secretary of State for Equality, Ángela Rodriguez, told the Spanish newspaper El Periodico. According to Rodriguez, those affected are entitled to temporary disability.
In Germany, too, the topic of painful periods and the abdominal disease endometriosis is getting more and more attention. According to the Techniker Krankenkasse, around every tenth woman suffers so much from the pain that she is unable to cope with her normal everyday life for one to three days every month. If the draft is actually passed in Spain, some countries could follow suit in the future. (asc)
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