Draft new legislation - leaked to Spanish media outlets - that cabinet ministers are expected to discuss today, proposes giving workers who suffer from severe period pain three days of optional medical leave a month, with two additional days permitted in exceptional cases.
On whether the measure could put off some employers from hiring women, Spanish daily newspaper El Mundo reported the cost of the leave would be undertaken by the state - citing Ms Montero, with her warning:"Not hiring for this would be discriminating against women."
"If we men had periods, this leave would have come decades ago. That is the problem," tweeted Inigo Errejon, leader of the left-wing party Mas Pais.
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