Breaking the Silence: Why Menstrual Health Matters at Work

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We need to make our workplace a place where people feel comfortable talking about things that were not discussed before. Menstrual health is one of these things.

Menstrual health is something that happens to people every month. It affects how they feel and their health. This is not something that happens at home. It also affects how people feel at work. They might feel tired. Not be able to focus. If we do not talk about health at work people might struggle without saying anything. This can also mean they do not work well as they can.

If you understand what menstrual health is and we talk about it openly we can make our workplace a nicer place to be. We can do things like give people menstrual products and let them take breaks when they need to.

What do you think companies can do to help people with health? Menstrual health is important. Companies should support it. Share your ideas, about health and how companies can help with menstrual health.

MBH/DB

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Though government have regulated some policy frameworks on menstrual leave, some organisations are not started to implement this leave.
Health matters!
Better health better work productivity.

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Health is priority. Understanding the women in work, when they go through a periods might me be good. Even a small gesture can bring huge changes.

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Companies can give a paid 2 day holiday or WFH option. They can also have a separate room in the office to relax.

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With evolution in everything people are mainly lacking in their thinking towards some of the topic and one of them is this menstrual health. In todays, time as well people hesitate to talk about this topic.
Firstly, we have to normalise about talking on this topic.