Implementation Menstrual Leave Policy In India: An Empirical Study

Abstract

Menstruation is a natural, normal biological process experienced by half of the humanity, yet it is not given its due importance due to unnecessary embarrassment, shame, illiteracy and poverty. Women experience menstrual discomfort and cramps on a regular basis. On the first day of their cycles, more than half of all female employees experience significant cramps and agony. The concept of first-day-of-period leave is crucial to this discussion. The paper contains details about "The Menstruation Benefits Bill, 2017." A law requiring all organisations to provide Menstrual Leave or Period Leave could be a step in the right direction. The goal of the study is to learn about men's and women's attitudes around menstrual leave in the workplace and how they differ. The writers of this research report sought to learn what employees thought about such a leave. More than 340 respondents (women) from institutions in the organised sector in India's Jammu Territory completed a self-structured questionnaire. This study employs an analytical descriptive research design. This article also sheds information on several countries that provide unpaid menstruation leave or have procedures in place to compensate for it. The information associated with 'The Scope of Menstruation Leave Policy in India' is contained in this paper.