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Menstrual leave: male deputies test a painful period simulator
Menstrual leave: male deputies test a painful period simulator
(France 2)
Male MPs from across the political spectrum have tested a painful period simulator. A test carried out at the initiative of two environmentalist deputies who tabled a bill to establish menstrual leave in France of up to 13 days of sick leave per year, without deficiency.
In an awareness-raising video, MPs from all political stripes, all of whom are men, put themselves for a few moments in the shoes of women. They tested a painful period simulator. “It actually hurts really bad.”exclaimed one of them. “Oh yeah, it’s annoying”has reacted another, when a third mentioned a “special pain”. Moving around, working or even reading a text then became more complicated for MPs.
One in two women affected
A full-scale test carried out at the initiative of two environmentalist deputies. They tabled a bill to establish menstrual leave in France of up to 13 days of sick leave per year, without deficiency. This bill will be debated on Wednesday March 27 in the National Assembly, while one in two women suffer from painful and incapacitating periods.
