Don’t Bleed At Work

Menstruators are the canary in the corporate coalmine. What can we learn from them?

If you close your eyes and imagine a “perfect worker,” what do you see? Is it someone focused, dedicated, productive? Is it someone that never calls in sick, or never puts their personal life above their work life? Is it someone who gets a period?

If I lost you with that last question, hear me out: when a workplace emphasizes productivity over wellbeing, or frowns upon people calling in sick, where does that leave people who menstruate?

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