Exclusive: Survey of union members suggests 75% suffer painful periods. Most say it affects their work
The majority of working women suffer period pain so great it affects their performance – but three in four feel they can’t talk to their manager about it, according to the preliminary findings of a survey of Australia’s biggest unions.
Despite this, 74% said they did not feel comfortable talking to their line manager about taking leave or requesting flexible work arrangements to manage their symptoms. “Most people do not understand the intensity of what I experience and I would feel like my managers and colleagues would judge me as weak or [a] hypochondriac,” she said.
“To me, it’s crazy that 50% of the population bleeds, sometimes heavily, every month, yet we are supposed to keep working like nothing is wrong.”
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