Labour Laws Should Have a Labourers-First Approach

BC needs to implement a menstrual leave legislation

By: Heidi Kwok, Staff Writer Approximately 1.8 billion people menstruate each month. Despite being a natural phase of the reproductive cycle, menstrual periods are still stigmatized in public because of deep-seated cultural taboos rooted in patriarchal beliefs. Pervasive period stigma breeds feelings of shame and embarrassment for people who menstruate, who are taught from a young age to tip toe around the subject. Conditioned to downplay the symptoms of our cycles, the accompanying cramps, nausea, fatigue, and debilitating pain are frequently invalidated by non-menstruators and, most inconceivably, health practitioners. However, this dismissal does not change the fact that period pain…

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