Indian companies Culture Machine and Gozoop are giving female students a “ period free ” of leave each month in an effort to tackle taboos around menstruation . Culture Machine , a digital media firm , announced the policy on YouTube in a campaign that has since received 10 million hits . Last year , a report by the Dasra foundation revealed that 90 % of girls in the school leave school once they start menstruating due to the lack of private toilet facilities .
Indian companies Culture Machine and Gozoop are giving female workers a “period day” of leave each month in an attempt to tackle taboos around menstruation. Culture Machine, a digital media firm, announced the policy on YouTube in a video that has since received 1.4 million hits. Last year, a report by the Dasra foundation revealed that 23% of girls in the country leave school once they begin menstruating due to the lack of private toilet facilities.