Karnataka considers six-days-a-year paid period leave plan for public and private employeesKarnataka is considering a proposal to grant six days of paid menstrual leave annually for women in both private and public sectors. The dr...
21 Sep, 2024, 01.28 PM IST
Odisha announces one day paid menstrual leave for state govt and private sector employeesOdisha Deputy Chief Minister Parvati Parida announced women in the state government and private sector will receive a day’s paid menstrual ...
15 Aug, 2024, 03.17 PM IST
Period leave debate reignited: Ghazal Alagh suggests WFH option for 'that time of the month,' Kangana Ranaut says exceptions be made only for 'medical' reasonsThe debate around paid menstrual leave resurrected in Parliament's Winter Session.
15 Dec, 2023, 05.36 PM IST
Paid leave for menstruation? Women and Child Development minister Smriti Irani says thisUnion Minister for Women and Child Development, Smriti Irani, expressed her views on menstrual leave during a session in the Rajya Sabha. S...
14 Dec, 2023, 02.28 PM IST
Health ministry working on national menstrual policy to ensure access to safe, hygienic productsThe Union Health Ministry is working on formulating a national menstrual hygiene policy that seeks to ensure access to safe and hygienic me...
06 Aug, 2023, 05.00 PM IST
Spain becomes first European nation to pass law permitting 'menstrual leave'The Spanish parliament approved sick leave for women suffering from incapacitating periods on February 16, making Spain the first country i...
21 Feb, 2023, 10.12 AM IST
Spain follows Japan in rolling out paid menstrual leave, only 6 countries allow this privilegeWorking during periods can be painful, so this law in nothing short of a Godsend.
17 Feb, 2023, 10.58 AM IST
No proposal to introduce menstruation leave in educational institutions: Education Ministry"The guidelines state that the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) should ensure easy access to basic sanitation and hygiene facilities fo...
06 Feb, 2023, 04.17 PM IST
Kerala announces maternity leave of 60 days for female students above 18 years"Girl students above 18 years of age can get a maximum of 60 days of maternity leave. The required attendance percentage for female student...
20 Jan, 2023, 08.58 AM IST
University in Kerala grants 'menstruation benefit' for female studentsAn autonomous university, CUSAT has over 8000 students in various streams and more than half of them are girls. "Having considered the requ...
13 Jan, 2023, 03.45 PM IST
Menstrual Hygiene Day: Here's how firms can make workspaces period-friendly for women employeesOn menstrual hygiene day, here's how companies can make workspaces more period-friendly.
28 May, 2022, 02.40 PM IST
Realty Assistant incorporates 'First Day of Period' leave policyThe initiative, the first in the real estate sector, aims to build a work culture that understands and appreciates women, the company said ...
23 Dec, 2020, 10.53 PM IST
Delhi HC asks Centre, AAP govt to treat as representation PIL for paid menstrual leaveA bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan asked the central and Delhi governments to take a decision on the representati...
23 Nov, 2020, 02.39 PM IST
Modern periodMenstrual taboo is at the heart of the shaming and exclusion of women in Swaminarayan sect’s hostel and Sabarimala temple. Can we look at m...
22 Feb, 2020, 11.00 PM IST
From Kotex to Pad Man: Measuring the menstrual products revolutionIt would be an interesting irony if the final result of the revolution could end with menstruation being considered as something so routine...
03 Feb, 2018, 12.41 AM IST
Ahead of its time! This Kerala school granted menstrual leave to students way back in 1912Th students were allowed to take 'period leave' during annual examination and permitted to write it later.
20 Aug, 2017, 03.55 PM IST
Affordable sanitary napkin makers like Aakar Innovations create a niche in market dominated by MNCsThe market, currently valued at Rs 4500 crore, is expected to touch Rs 21,000 crore in the next 7-10 years, as per industry estimates.
10 Feb, 2016, 04.00 AM IST