{"id":13857,"date":"2022-05-24T19:27:26","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T17:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/non-classifiee\/spain-to-announce-three-day-menstrual-leave-for-women\/"},"modified":"2024-03-28T15:51:19","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T14:51:19","slug":"spain-to-announce-three-day-menstrual-leave-for-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/news-from-the-front\/spain-to-announce-three-day-menstrual-leave-for-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain to announce three-day menstrual leave for women"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"tatsu-HJZ9Fz95v5 tatsu-section  tatsu-bg-overlay   tatsu-clearfix\" data-title=\"\"  data-headerscheme=\"background--dark\"><div class='tatsu-section-pad clearfix' data-padding='{\"d\":\"0px 0px 0px 0px\"}' data-padding-top='0px'><div class=\"tatsu-row-wrap  tatsu-wrap tatsu-row-one-col tatsu-row-has-one-cols tatsu-medium-gutter tatsu-reg-cols  tatsu-clearfix tatsu-Ske5Yfc9P5\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-row \" ><div  class=\"tatsu-column  tatsu-bg-overlay tatsu-one-col tatsu-column-image-none tatsu-column-effect-none  tatsu-Sk9YzcqPq\"  data-parallax-speed=\"0\" style=\"\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-inner \" ><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad-wrap\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-single-image tatsu-module tatsu-image-lazyload tatsu-r19pfcqPq  \" ><div class=\"tatsu-single-image-inner \" style=\"width : 1000px;\" ><div class = \"tatsu-single-image-padding-wrap\" style = \"padding-bottom : 66.7%;\" ><\/div><img class = \"tatsu-gradient-border\" alt = \"Espagne-Cong\u00e9 menstruel-Soci\u00e9t\u00e9-F\u00e9minisme-Droits\" title = \"Espagne-Cong\u00e9 menstruel-Soci\u00e9t\u00e9-F\u00e9minisme-Droits\" data-src = \"https:\/\/lameche.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Espagne-Conge\u0301-menstruel-Socie\u0301te\u0301-Fe\u0301minisme.jpg\" src =\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  \/><\/div><style>.tatsu-r19pfcqPq .tatsu-single-image-inner{border-style: solid;max-width: 100%;}.tatsu-r19pfcqPq.tatsu-single-image{transform: translate3d(0px,0px, 0);}<\/style><\/div><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-inline-text clearfix tatsu-ByJqG9qvq   \" ><style>.tatsu-ByJqG9qvq .tatsu-inline-text-inner{width: 100%;text-align: left;}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tatsu-ByJqG9qvq .tatsu-inline-text-inner{width: 100%;}}<\/style><div class=\"tatsu-inline-text-inner tatsu-align-center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Spain is one of Europe&#8217;s pioneers in feminism, having passed a law on gender violence in 2004.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;If someone has an illness with such symptoms, temporary incapacity is granted, so the same should happen with menstruation &#8211; allowing a woman with a very painful period to stay at home,&#8221; Angela Rodriguez, Spain&#8217;s Secretary of State for Equality and Gender Violence, told El Periodico.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Only a handful of countries, including Japan, certain regions of China, South Korea, Taiwan and Zambia, and a handful of private-sector companies. In some countries, employees are reluctant to ask for time off, while others fear discrimination. Similar concerns have been raised about the provision of menstrual leave in Spain.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cristina Antonanzas, deputy general secretary of one of Spain&#8217;s largest trade unions, the UGT, warned that the periodic leave provision could have an impact on &#8220;women&#8217;s access to the labor market&#8221;.&nbsp;An analysis refuted by Commissions ouvri\u00e8res (CCOO), Spain&#8217;s other major trade union, which hailed a major &#8220;legislative breakthrough&#8221; that &#8220;makes visible and recognizes a hitherto ignored health problem&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The measure is part of a broader package of reproductive rights that would also allow teenagers aged 16 and over to obtain an abortion without their parents&#8217; consent, and would remove the requirement for a pregnant person seeking an abortion to confirm her decision three days after requesting the procedure. It also includes provisions to widen access to sanitary towels for students. The Spanish Parliament will have to debate the bill, in an approval process that could take months.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-normal-button tatsu-button-wrap align-block block-center  tatsu-SkVa459Pq   \"><a class=\"tatsu-shortcode mediumbtn tatsu-button left-icon circular   bg-animation-none  \" href=\"https:\/\/www.europe1.fr\/international\/lespagne-veut-creer-un-conge-menstruel-une-mesure-inedite-en-europe-4111987\" style=\"\" aria-label=\"Europe 1 (FR)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Europe 1 (FR)<\/a><style>.tatsu-SkVa459Pq .tatsu-button{background-color: rgba(230,255,0,1);color: rgba(127,128,133,1) ;border-width: 1px;border-color: rgba(127,128,133,1); }<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-overlay tatsu-column-overlay tatsu-animate-none\" ><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-row > .tatsu-Sk9YzcqPq.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}.tatsu-Sk9YzcqPq.tatsu-column > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-column-overlay{mix-blend-mode: normal;}.tatsu-Sk9YzcqPq > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-Sk9YzcqPq > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-Sk9YzcqPq > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-left-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-Sk9YzcqPq > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-right-divider{z-index: 9999;}@media only screen and (max-width:1377px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-Sk9YzcqPq.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}}@media only screen and (min-width:768px) and (max-width: 1024px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-Sk9YzcqPq.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-Sk9YzcqPq.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-section-background-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-section-background\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-overlay tatsu-section-overlay\"><\/div><style>.tatsu-HJZ9Fz95v5 .tatsu-section-offset-wrap{transform: translateY(-0px);}.tatsu-HJZ9Fz95v5 > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-HJZ9Fz95v5 > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-HJZ9Fz95v5 .tatsu-section-overlay{mix-blend-mode: normal;}<\/style><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spain is set to offer three days&#8217; menstrual leave to women suffering from severe menstrual pain. The proposed policy will be voted on at a cabinet meeting this week, along with a measure to provide sanitary towels in schools. Spain will be the first country in Europe to offer this service, which already exists in some Asian countries and Zambia.<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/news-from-the-front\/spain-to-announce-three-day-menstrual-leave-for-women\/\" class=\"exp-read-more exp-read-more-underlined\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12308,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13857","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-from-the-front"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13857","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13857"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13857\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13883,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13857\/revisions\/13883"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13857"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13857"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}