{"id":70013,"date":"2021-11-05T15:49:20","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T15:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=70013"},"modified":"2023-11-10T11:15:30","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T11:15:30","slug":"should-working-women-in-the-uk-receive-paid-period-leaves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/sport-health\/should-working-women-in-the-uk-receive-paid-period-leaves","title":{"rendered":"Should working women in the UK receive paid period leaves?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Welsh Government\u00a0aims to normalise menstrual hygiene in workplaces by 2026. We asked women in Cardiff how they feel about paid period leaves, and what the government could do better.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

About 57% employed women who suffer from period pains say that it affected their ability to work, according to a research by YouGov Omnibus on behalf of BBC Radio 5 carried out in 2016. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heavy bleeding and low mood has led to a loss of nearly nine days of productivity per woman every year, a study published by the British Medical Journal in 2019 stated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the Welsh Government\u2019s Period Dignity plan that aims to end the stigma around menstruation by 2026, working women find themselves in a bind as menstrual leaves are still not recognised as official sick leaves. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We spoke to women around Cardiff, asking about whether or not paid period leaves should be mandated in workplaces, and what the government could do to improve period dignity in Wales. Here are the responses we got. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stephanie Curtis, 30, stay-at-home mom, Newport<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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