#PeriodLeave

Cassandra ranjona banerji: prophet of doom

Okay, so for older women in the workplace, say roughly would be 40+ today (I am 57), we had to appear to be as "tough" as the men. They were

#PeriodLeave #HotTake Meh, why not yes?Once upon a time, I was that 'feminist' who thought having separate seats for women on buses was 'special treatment'. I was an ignorant idiot.

#PeriodLeave I wondered if I should put this out, but, had to. I was back at work exactly 2.5 months after having my son. My then employer @the_hindu did everything

#PeriodLeave from an emotional and practical perspective. A #thread: I have battled chronic PCOS, infertility warnings, endometriosis, tuberculosis of the reproductive system. These things made period pain unbearable. I have

Thread on #PeriodLeave ~Here's what I learnt from my research while drafting the Private Member's Bill on "Right to Menstrual Hygiene and Paid Leave Bill, 2019."[PMB to be introduced in