Billions Lost Per Year Due To Period Pain
£11 billion lost every year due to period pains & womb disorders
Oh my goodness I saw this report and wanted to cry and jump for joy at the same time! Hallelujah!!
Finally, someone is addressing the economic impact of women suffering from period pains and womb related disorders. As always though, there is more than one way to look at this. Yes, the economic impact on businesses is important – of course it is. The solution being presented however is investment in women’s health from an NHS, allopathic, diagnosis and subsequent treatment perspective. I’m not against this but I’m more in support of the employer finding a solution which they can directly implement and see a direct result on staff sickness and productivity.
Education is key
I remember sometime back, many people thought it was a positive move that Spain was considering giving women 3 days off work at the beginning of their period. I’m probably being controversial but this sounded like a backward solution to me.
I believe that education is key and a lot can change with the right knowledge and tools. This education should start at home, continue throughout school and into the workplace. Women are cyclical beings and knowing and living by our monthly cycle is actually a superpower and one which employers could capitalise on. Yes, I said it.
I’m not totally against the solutions suggested by the article. Anyone who knows me knows that I’m much more in favour of helping women to have a regular cycle which includes predictability, no pain, no pharmaceutical interventions, and the ability to adapt the work day/week if needed.
Crippling pain and discomfor
A short five years ago, I had crippling pain and discomfort for at least 2 days a month. I would organise my entire work schedule around it because I would need ‘down-time’. It was far from ideal.
I couldn’t be further from that life now. With the knowledge I gained came the desire to find a way to share it with employers. I can’t possibly cover it all in this post but more is coming soon.
In the meantime, I encourage anyone to share their experience and thoughts, be it an employer or employee.
How many days a month does your business lose to sick days due to period pain?
How do you cope when you’re suffering but you must go to work? What’s the impact on your emotional and physical health but also your professional life?
To finish, I’ll just put this out there too. Menopause is not an isolated event. It is partly pre-determined by our whole cyclical experience
Thank you for reading this months blog, Billions Lost Per Year Due To Period Pain. If you would like more information please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Have a lovely day,
Sughra