Women will be offered three days of ‘menstrual leave’ each month in Spain


Women will be offered three days of ‘menstrual leave’ each month in Spain under plans to be approved next week.

  • The Spanish government must approve new health measures next week
  • Tampons will have VAT removed from their sale price in Spanish supermarkets
  • The requirement that girls ages 16 to 17 seek parental permission to have an abortion will also be removed in laws established to aid in the recovery of reproductive health.

Spain will become the first Western country to offer “menstrual leave” for women who suffer from menstrual cramps at work, with a limit of three days per month.

The Spanish government will approve the measure next week, radio station Cadena Ser announced.

Other countries around the world already grant menstrual permits, including Japan, South Korea, Indonesia and Zambia.

Under the reform package to be approved at Spain’s next cabinet meeting on Tuesday, schools will also be required to provide sanitary pads to girls who need them.

The Spanish government must approve new reproductive health measures, one of which aims to allow women not to work when experiencing menstrual pain for up to three days.

The Spanish government must approve new reproductive health measures, one of which aims to allow women not to work when experiencing menstrual pain for up to three days.

The Secretary of State for Equality and against Gender Violence, Ángela Rodríguez, announced on March 3 a package of measures to guarantee menstrual health and the recovery of reproductive health, including giving permission to women that they abort

‘The rights related to menstrual health have never been discussed and the data is chilling,’ said Rodríguez The newspaper. ‘One in four women cannot choose the feminine hygiene products she wants to buy for financial reasons. That is why we propose that they can be dispensed free of charge in educational and social centers”.

The time off is meant to benefit women who experience particularly painful periods.

Many menstruating women suffer from severe pain known as dysmenorrhea, which can be debilitating in severe cases.

“It is important to clarify what a painful period is, we are not talking about mild discomfort, but about serious symptoms such as diarrhea, severe headaches, fever,” Rodríguez said.

‘Symptoms that when there is a disease that causes them, temporary disability is granted, therefore the same should happen with menstruation and that there is the possibility that if a woman has a very painful period, she can stay at home.’

VAT on sanitary napkins and tampons will be removed from their selling price in supermarkets, plus they will be provided free of charge to women in marginalized social circumstances.

The Spanish government also plans to remove the requirement that 16- and 17-year-olds seeking an abortion seek parental permission.

Rodríguez has also announced his plans for Spain to become a leader in the development of the male contraceptive pill, which could begin human trials as early as July, according to researchers at the University of Minnesota.

The ministry also intends to pass a law against the trafficking of women for prostitution in Spain.

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