The Supreme Court cautioned that a law mandating menstrual leave could unintentionally affect hiring patterns, even as the court reiterated the importance of menstrual health and dignity for women.
Some questions persist about how it will be implemented. The confusion particularly is in the unorganised sector where monitoring workplace rights can be challenging.
Coinciding with the International Women’s Day, Larsen & Toubro (L&T) announced a new policy granting female employees one day of paid menstrual leave per month, eliciting a range of responses.
HNLU Vice Chancellor Prof VC Vivekanandan remarked, “The implementation of the MLP marks understanding and facilitating the special needs of young women students at HNLU to support their academic pursuit, and we thank the Academic Council for its support through such policy.”
Kavitha took to social media to criticise the minister for her comment that menstruation was not a handicap.
The research wing of the rights body will take a call on the issue after an interaction with members of Core Group of Women.
The petitioner has said that Bihar is the only state in India which has been providing two days of special menstrual pain leave to women since 1992.
The Uttar Pradesh Women Teachers' Association has submitted their demand to Anamika Chaudhary, a member of UP Women's Commission, and now plans to approach Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya.
Senior CPI-M leader Brinda Karat has pitched for legal backing to menstrual leave for women employees, amid a debate on…
