First Day of Period Leave video goes viral
It’s no secret that the first day of period brings with it great pain and discomfort for most women and make working with efficiency difficult. However, even though period leave is an established practice in countries like Zambia, Indonesia and Taiwan, it is still a taboo subject in India.
By : migrator
Update: 2017-07-05 16:09 GMT
Chennai
Now, the digital entertainment company, Culture Machine, has taken a step in this direction and introduced a new policy, First Day of Period Leave, which allows its female staff to take a leave on the first day of their period!
A video, made by the company’s womencentric online channel Blush, features the female staff of the company talk about the pain, taboo and discomfort of working during their periods and reacting to the news of the new policy. The video is now going viral and initiating talk of such policies being developed in more companies.
Visit news.dtnext.in to explore our interactive epaper!
Download the DT Next app for more exciting features!
Click here for iOS
Click here for Android