Menstrual leave: Female employees in one state in the country will now be given menstrual leave. This has been announced by the Deputy Chief Minister of this state. The name of the state which has announced that it will grant menstrual leave to women is Odisha.
Government and private office employees will be given leave
Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Prabhati Parida has said that female employees in the government and private sector will be given one day of menstrual leave. However, this leave will be optional.
Prabhati Parida is also the Minister of Women and Child Development Department.
Prabhati Parida made this announcement in Cuttack. near parida Odisha She is also in charge of the Women and Child Development Department. She said female employees can take leave on the first or second day of their menstrual cycle. But this leave will be optional.
Odia girl raises voice at UN conference
At the 2024 United Nations Civil Society Conference in Nairobi, Kenya, an Odia girl raised her voice demanding paid leave during menstruation.
Ranjita Priyadarshini had also demanded paid leave.
Ranjita Priyadarshini, an activist from Odisha, also drew the attention of all delegates at the international conference on granting paid leave to women during menstruation. She argued that women all over the world face physical pain during menstruation.
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