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RobinA

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2. Why Not

Reply to MayReasonRule (Original post)

Tue Feb 28, 2023, 12:40 PM

Feb 2023

just increase the amount of paid sick time everybody gets? I'm not sure I like the "menstruation is a special sickness" vibe. For some women it is, but this brings back shades of "a woman can't be President, what happens if Mars attacks when she has her period?" thinking.

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Spain passes law for Europe's first 'menstrual leave' [View all] MayReasonRule Feb 2023 OP

About time! The pain is extremely debilitating for so many. oregonjen Feb 2023 #1

I've been on the same date with the same young lady for the past 43 years... MayReasonRule Feb 2023 #3

Why Not RobinA Feb 2023 #2