Painful and Messy— a majority of women associate the two words with Menstruation. However, not all women experience the same intensity of pain during their periods. For some women, their menstrual cramps can feel like a throbbing pain that can easily make their day-to-day functioning seem impossible.

Every woman has a different way of reacting to her menstrual cycle. Psychologist Seema Hingorrany says, “It is time that we as a society need to be empathetic towards the needs of women and their unique health issues. Women go through a lot of depression, mood swings and some have hot flushes too. I have patients coming to me saying that they don’t feel like going out of the bed when they are having a period. It is better that this leave is granted because their mental and physical conditions on those days affect their productivity and they are not constructive at work.”

Hence at least 12-14 leave for the year as period leave in both sector is needed.