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Re: Is this sexism?
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Thu, 28 Jun 2001 19:22:42 GMT
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I would consider it sexist. I have no problem with giving the time off, but to
be fair you'd have to give men the same time off.
There are all sorts of physical ailments that people have that require time off,
and most companies don't give paid time off for those ailments except under
extreme circumstances (unless they have PTO built into the general pay
structure).
And considering it unpaid leave still doesn't totally solve the problem, as
unpaid or not, in many cases, when one is absent, it affects your coworkers
negatively.
Shiri Dori wrote:
> I'll try not to make this a long ramble, but a short and to-the-point
> suggestion, and a few questions.
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> I think that companies should give women a day (possibly two) sick days off
> per month to deal with the physical symptoms of their menstrual cycle. These
> days would not be transferable from month to month (what's not used gets
> lost) so that it's not possible to gain a long vacation for someone who
> doesn't suffer from physical symptoms, and never uses those days.
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> While not all women get "hit badly" by their periods, many do. I personally
> find it incredibely hard to function when my stomach is flip-flopping, or
> alternatively when I'm drugged w/pain-killers, and I know I'm not the only
> one. I think the world would be a better place if women had the hardest
> day(s) of their period off - they would feel better resting in bed, their
> peers wouldn't have to suffer dealing with someone who's not in her best
> mood (1). Since the production level if someone is not feeling well is down
> to the pits, it would not be a great loss of resources to the company, yet
> working there would become worlds more attractive for women (2), possibly
> driving down salaries and gaining a better worker pool.
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> So, that's my statement, now my questions:
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> Is this suggestion sexist to the core? Is it really true that men and women
> are equal in everything? In that case, why should women get extra "perks"?
> Is that unfair to men? If implemented, would this give women an advantage,
> or perhaps just lessen nature's disadvantage? Is it really open to abuse or
> does it sound reasonable?
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> Interested to hear your opinion.
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> -Shiri
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> (1) I'm not talking PMS alleged symptoms, but the natural reaction that
> someone has when they're not feeling well!
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> (2) And possibly men, since they all try to veer clear away from us during
> "that time of month".
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| (...) How do you feel about maternity leave? Sexist? Should the husband get the same time off as the woman? Should they be paid? And yes, I do know some companies DO allow men to get time off. But it's certainly a lot more rare. I guess my point is (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| I'll try not to make this a long ramble, but a short and to-the-point suggestion, and a few questions. I think that companies should give women a day (possibly two) sick days off per month to deal with the physical symptoms of their menstrual cycle. (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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