Spain could allow menstrual leave for women soon, becoming first European country to do so

2022-05-14 13:34:25 By : Mr. Stone Shi

Spain could become the first Western country to allow three days of workplace leave per month for women who suffer from severe menstrual pain. The reform, which is part of a broader draft bill on reproductive health and abortion rights, could be approved at next Tuesday's Cabinet meeting.

The proposal also includes other measures to improve menstrual health, like requiring schools to provide sanitary pads for girls who need them and removing taxes from their sale price in supermarkets.

Spain is making history as the first Western country to implement a 3-day menstrual leave for women in the workplace. A local OBGYN and her patient explain why this could be a game changer for women here in the U.S.

Deb Haaland is pushing the U.S. government to reckon with its role in Native American boarding schools like no other Cabinet secretary could — backed by personal experience, a struggle with losing her own Native language and a broader community that has felt the devastating impacts. The agency she oversees — the Interior Department — released a first-of-its-kind report this week that named the 408 schools the federal government supported to strip Native Americans of their cultures and identities.

Deb Haaland is pushing the U.S. government to reckon with its role in Native American boarding schools like no other Cabinet secretary could — backed by personal experience, a struggle with losing her own Native language and a broader community that has felt the devastating impacts. The agency she oversees — the Interior Department — released a first-of-its-kind report this week that named the 408 schools the federal government supported to strip Native Americans of their cultures and identities.

Between 1819 and 1969, the federal government operated or supported 408 Native American boarding schools

Spain will be the first European country to offer period leave. But there are known downsides to these policies.

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