While the Spanish deputies adopted last week, in first reading, a bill creating a "menstrual leave" for women suffering from painful periods, a measure unprecedented in Europe, the Socialist Party recalls that this measure was part of its program, especially during the last presidential election.
The party headquarters, located in Ivry-sur-Seine, has around thirty employees, half of whom are women.
"This right aims to improve the quality of life at work and more particularly the well-being of women subject to these difficulties", argues the PS.
He specifies that this "additional and optional" day off has been available "since November 7, 2022", to deal with the constraints that employees "on permanent contracts, fixed-term contracts, work-study or internship", "encounter during periods of menstruation".
This menstrual leave completes another system already in place within the PS, "the provision of free periodic protection", adds the press release.
The Socialist Party had welcomed the decision of the Spanish Socialist deputies, evoking an "unprecedented feminist conquest in Europe carried by our political family".
According to an Ifop survey of October 2022, 65% of women in paid employment have already faced difficulties related to their periods at work, 53% of employees have painful periods and 35% declare that their menstrual pain negatively impacts their work. .
On twitter, the collective "For Christine", created to bring the voice of feminists to the next Congress of the PS, welcomed the announcement: "#SocialisteDoncFéministe, it's not just a slogan: it's also actions!".
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