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New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a PIL seeking a nationwide policy providing paid menstrual leave for women students and workers, observing no one would give them jobs in such a scenario and that such a provision would unintentionally reinforce gender stereotypes. The top court, however, asked the Centre and competent authorities to consider the representation of the PIL petitioner and examine the possibility of framing a policy on menstrual leave after consulti ...Read More >
In a viral stand-up set Ghosts and Periods, comic Urooj Ashfaq teases out a hypothesis: "Agar mardon ko 150 bar period hua hota, toh ab hum period jayanti mana rahe hote. There would be a period minister and a PMS Relief Fund." The line draws laughter, but the satire lands hard. If men menstruated, periods would likely be a symbol of masculine pride, wrapped in government-backed policies, social empathy, and institutional support. Ashfaq's joke finds its roots in Gloria Steinem's 1978 essay, 'I ...Read More >
The policy would grant female employees in government offices, private companies, and industrial sectors one day of paid menstrual leave per month. The Karnataka government is likely to soon approve the Periods Leave Policy-2025, which would grant female employees in government offices, private companies, and industrial sectors one day of paid menstrual leave per month which totals 12 days in a year. The policy is likely to be discussed during the Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Sidd ...Read More >
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has decided to bring in a legislation to provide one day paid leave every month for women employees across the sectors, during their menstrual periods. Karnataka Labour Minister Santhosh Lad, who made the proposal in the Cabinet meeting on Thursday said that the bill will be applicable to all the women working both in private and public sectors. Stating that this was the first of its kind in the country, the government, in 2024, had proposed six menstrual le ...Read More >
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