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Spanish lawmakers advance 'menstrual leave' legislation, a first for a European country

submitted by knightwarrior41 to WorldNews 1.4 yearsDec 19, 2022 08:48:02 ago (+5/-0)     (www.france24.com)

https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20221216-spanish-lawmakers-advance-menstrual-leave-legislation-a-first-for-a-european-country

Spain's left-wing government said the legislation – which passed its first reading by 190 votes in favour to 154 against and five abstentions – was also aimed at breaking a taboo on the subject



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European companies are mandated to have a gender quota on their boards, so companies will be able to discretely schedule their critical board meetings for when female board members are on menstrual leave. The other execs could even go so far as to make menstrual leave participation mandatory for all female staff, threatening to fire any female who refuses to take menstrual leave to protect themselves from potential liability for failing to support her reproductive health.

I could keep going the more I think on it, but the best strategy here is to be a retrograde. Jump on the bandwagon and break the cart. The sooner, the better.