Is paid menstrual leave a good idea?

Catherine (Canada)

As a woman, I can state with absolute certainty that I have never taken a single day off for normal biological events, but that isn't the case for many women. If one cannot stand erect because of cramps that double one over, how productive would one be at work?

Graduates seek prospects at a job fair in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. They face tougher challenges in a slower economy. [Photo/China Daily]