A school's sick leave policy and rules around absence for period pain have caused outrage online, with women sharing their own experiences.
A school’s policy on sick days because of period pain has caused a stir It’s a sad fact that women often struggle to get their health concerns taken seriously. Even those who seek expert help may find themselves being told by medical professionals that it’s ‘all in their head’, or they’re just ‘attention seeking’.
I’ve just recently had to go through IVF to try to get pregnant and suffered another miscarriage. I can’t help but wonder if I’d been diagnosed sooner if my endometriosis could have been better managed sooner and not impacted my fertility so severely.’ She hopes that other young girls won’t have to suffer the way she has, but with policies such as the one at the Neale-Wade Academy, she’s concerned things aren’t getting better.
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