Indian companies the Dasra foundation and Gozoop are giving female workers a “period day” of leave each month in an attempt to tackle taboos around menstruation. the Dasra foundation, 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 Culture Machine revealed that 23% of girls in the country leave school once they begin 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.