I’m quite uncomfortable.
Biden Administration Announces ‘Menstrual Hygiene Day’ for a #PeriodFriendlyWorld
Breitbart | 5-29-24 | Elizabeth WeibelThe U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a holiday called “Menstrual Hygiene Day,” a day that is aimed at creating a period-friendly world for “menstruators.”
In a post on X, the DOL shared a link to a blog post about Menstrual Hygiene Day and five ways that employers can make their workplaces “menstruation friendly” for “menstruators.”
“To commemorate this Menstrual Hygiene Day, the Women’s Bureau is breaking down the stereotypes and stigmas that have made menstruation a taboo topic in the workplace,” the DOL’s blog post read.
Go ahead, DOL: Have a male supervisor discuss a female employee’s menstruation. You will beat me to court.
“Menstruation is a natural part of half our population’s life, and yet it has been overlooked in the context of work – perhaps because it is seen as a personal issue or uncomfortable to discuss.”
So they get to pick and choose when it can be discussed.
#Menstruation affects half the U.S. workforce but talking about it at work can be taboo. For #MenstrualHygieneDay, here are 5 easy actions employers can take to help menstruators thrive at work. https://t.co/IwXzPD9huY #PeriodFriendlyWorld #MHD2024
— U.S. Department of Labor (@USDOL) May 29, 2024
The DOL added that the discussion of women’s menstruation being seen as “taboo” has led to a “lack of understanding” about the impacts of menstruation such as dealing with “premenstrual syndrome,” “unexpected or heavy bleeding,” or “pain from cramps, headaches or migraines while at work.”
Great. Do they ever name the date?
And if you miss “Menstrual Hygiene Day,” is that pregnant with consequences?
“What sort of bloody nonsense is this?” – Bruce
This does not need to be discussed in the workplace. Period!
That’s all the workplace needs, a supervisor “ragging” on the women about period smell. Sorry, I’ll see my way out.
I’m mad as hell now and won’t be happy until we have MLT Day. (Male Low Testoserone).
And remember, they believe men can menstruate as well.
Can we PLEASE put a PLUG in this conversation?!
Me: “So, when’s the day?”
Them: “If you have to ask, just forget it!!!!!”
Everybody gets to be really angry that day.
The Irony of working for the Federal Women’s Bureau but having to say “menstruators” because you can’t call them Women. There’s a lining in there somewhere, and hopefully they can just slough it off.
So I guess use of the term “on the rag” is totally out of the question these days.
Are rags still used even?
By ragamuffins, sure.
I’m glad the Department of Labor gave us the green light to discuss all this.
By discuss you mean “Do what we want or we will hurt you”, right?