Words fail me

[thekingfisher]

https://www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/news/articles/nine-in-10-people-who-menstruate-experience-anxiety-around-periods-at-work-poll-finds?utmsource=mc&utmmmedium=email&utmcontent=PMMdaily29012021.Nine+in+10+people+who+menstruate+experience+anxiety+around+periods+at+work%2c+poll+finds&utmmcampaign=7295441&utmterm=2282678

The only reference is to 'male' managers which apparently is fine but no whiff of women and trans men just people who menstruate

word woman returns no results in article about periods......

Indeed - however reference is made to make

The cognitive dissonance of discussing the huge and persistent stigma related to having periods at work, whilst simultaneously failing to identify and name the group who experience the huge and persistent stigma.

Not helping with the stigma against women in the workplace then...

Presumably the article was written by a woman (or someone who identifies as one).

Brilliant.

Why weren't the male managers referred to as 'managers who ejaculate'? Perhaps I should enquire.

This is the report, its pretty awful. I dont ''identify as cisgender'' and I dont know any women that do.
The glossary is 2 pages and talks more about identities than about menstruation. It doesn't even give any alternative words for 'menstruation', despite the name of the charity using the word 'period'.

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@UppityPuppity

The cognitive dissonance of discussing the huge and persistent stigma related to having periods at work, whilst simultaneously failing to identify and name the group who experience the huge and persistent stigma.

Not helping with the stigma against women in the workplace then...

Quite.

They mention men but refuse and evade mentioning the word women?

It's sexist, there's no other interpretation here.

There are two sexes one of them is named, one is not. Which one has more status and power?

It noted that among cis men in particular, who don’t mensturate and so don’t have a direct point of reference, there was often a “significant gap in knowledge and understanding” about menstruation.

'Cis' men have a knowledge gap as they have no experience. Transwomen, on the other hand ...?

I’m a CIPD member. I’m utterly disgusted by this.

Lauren Brown knew what a woman was in 20-fucking-18.

www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/news/articles/government-to-focus-low-paid-women-rather-than-boardrooms

Why not let her know directly what you think of her “research”.

twitter.com/laurenrbrown95/status/1355145923404427266?s=21

(Her latest retweet is interesting in this context.)

I see 2 "women's" in the summary headlines of the document the link.goes to. Has it been updated in response to feedback?

They’re links to other articles published in 2019.

'Fewer than one in 10 (8 per cent) of those surveyed reported always feeling supported by male colleagues, while almost half (49 per cent) never did, the report found. It noted that among cis men in particular, who don’t mensturate and so don’t have a direct point of reference, there was often a “significant gap in knowledge and understanding” about menstruation.'

Male colleagues????

Male!!!!!

And also it doesn't work. None of it works. Women don't know. Girls don't know. It's a shit term.

Pregnancy.
Starting periods having one and then not another for months.
Breastfeeding.
Certain types of contraception.
Weight loss / being sporty
Menopause

Periods come when they come. Sometimes they don't.

Is a pregnant woman a menstruator? Or not???

The total ignorance/ ignoring of female biology is so fucking telling.

50% of people have never had a period. Omg. Which ones should see a doctor

Fuxake.