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Is paid menstrual leave a good idea?

( bbs.chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2015-04-08 08:20
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Mike (US)

Time off shouldn't be gender specific. This should be considered a SICK DAY. Any woman whose cycle is so painful should just use a sick day instead of a "special" day.

Is paid menstrual leave a good idea?

A female Chinese worker sews clothes at a garment factory in Huaibei city, east China's Anhui province, on January 20, 2015.

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