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uboma:
I have read something similar in the past and my question is, won't Nigerians abuse the privilege if it became a policy in the work environment?

I totally agree that during the period *mama rose* is calling, productivity becomes low and some ladies get cranky and snobbish sometimes but I am sure that for the time being, no employer will turn down a two days off work request on health grounds from its female employee even if such request becomes regular on a monthly basis.

Ubims thanks for agreeing to this possibility of having period policy work in Nigeria. I know you agree but you have some fears like the fear of it being abused.

The thing is as long as the purpose is known, abuse is definitely evitable. Another thing to put into consideration is the fact that just as not all women go on maternity leave because not all ladies marry, not all ladies conceive and not all will have need for it. Also, at a certain age for a woman, the issue of going on maternity leave will not spring up. To menstruation, not all ladies suffer from dysmenorrhea therefore not all ladies will apply for this leave.

So yea, on health grounds it should be granted.

yorex2011:
It may periods MAY affect productivity but not coming to work WILL equal zero productivity.
Certain kinds of jobs like being a receptionist or a personal assistant may have problems as there may be no one to fill for them temporarily, or in a case where she has expert knowledge that no one else has in the company.

I don't mean to sound psychopathic but people can even calculate a woman's monthly leave cycles and accurately get information that will make them know the times she will be away from work and use that knowledge for dubious things.

I really don't think its a good idea.

Two days away from work in a month won't amount to zero productivity. With improvements in technology, I don't see how one staff absent will create a gap no one else can fill.

I remember having a challenge once at work and I needed a particular superior to help me out but she was away for an official assignment. I called her and to my amazement all I needed to do was download an app and she controlled my system from her end. Within minutes, she was done and the task was completed! Just like that!

Same thing when I took a day off work, whenever the lady who sat in for me got stuck with sth or didn't know where to find a file, just one call solved the problem. I want to believe a day or two off work won't hamper the success of the organization.

joseph1832:
I referred to maternity leave as 'a pleasure' because let's face it, the woman won't be working yet she will still be getting paid, and her leave isn't adding any productivity to the company she works for, it's solely her comfort.

Remember, "health is wealth". I don't see how a lady undergoing her menstrual cycle isn't going to be fit for work. If she gets irritated because she's in her period she just have to make sure it doesn't affect her work as not all women feel the same way she feels. Beside, it's not as if she being in her menstrual cycle mean she has brain tumour, as she's still mentally fit and alert.

That's why we have guardian counsellors in schools.

Telling them to sit at home because of cramps is like telling them to sit at home because they have headaches.

Lol. For real?
You are not sensitive to the plight of women at all. Yes, she's not suffering from brain tumor but then of what profit is it when she keeps visiting the restroom every now and then. When she stands up every 5 times in one hour to do some exercises to relieve her of the pain she's experiencing.

Alternatively, she can work from home. That way productivity isn't totally affected. Telling a young girl to still come to school when she's suffering severe cramps makes no sense. Our education system needs to be flexible enough as to accommodate young girls with dysmenorrhea.

Beamborla:
5 days off 20 working days in a month every month.
E for sweet but that's like asking for too much.

In a developing country like Nigeria, we need all hands on deck. When Nigeria becomes developed, just maybe.

Moreover, we can always manage our menstrual issues. Except for those who get really sick whenever mama Rose comes visiting.

I mean, do you walk up to your Boss and go 'my period is due to start tomorrow, I won't be coming in'

For me, it's debacle

Bee, as funny as this may sound I believe it is possible and practicable in Nigeria . We are not asking for 5 full working days off but at least the first two days not forgetting it might start on Thursday or Friday on some months.

Look at it very well. I read today that an employer in UK is actually granting her female staff period leave and according to her they come back to work happy and give it their best.

It's sth Nigerians should begin to think of adopting.

joseph1832:
Women already have the pleasure of maternity leave when they're pregnant and nursing babies, so asking them to stay home during their period will be like adding salt into a salty soup.

So it will be a debacle. Not everybody will smile at it, because let's face it, it will affect productivity and the effectiveness of companies that employ women mostly, and according to the National Bureau of Statistics, women get more employed than men these days.

Maternity leave a pleasure? No. I don't quite agree Joe. And seeing it as adding salt to an over salted soup is not supposed to be.

I'm actually looking at the health implication of this stress on the female gender. Is it not better to have a fit employee rather than have an employee who is irritated at work owing to some things beyond her control?

I think we need to look for a level playing field for this matter. Look at young girls in secondary schools getting stained and feeling depressed in school. Look at girls who suffer severe cramps during menstruation. Why insist they come to school just because of test? Why?

samhay:
They can stay home,but they will work on Saturdays and Sundays for 3weeks b4 the period arrive

Lol. Where then is equity?
You expect her to work extra hours and days because she went through sth completely natural, a cycle that is normal. As long as target is met at the end of the month, extending work duration for the female, I believe is wrong.

Ferdyboss:
I knew you were gonna mention this date. By the way, I believe It will happen before that date. My day was gentle. Hope yours wasn't too stressful?

I see you have plans
Issokay. But I should let you know that you'll need to follow up on that plan otherwise it will take us one year to agree on a meeting point. I can be like that.

It wasn't a stressful day for me though but I won't also say it was completely stress free.

uboma:
I do not think it is out of place for the guy to propose.
The lady in question may have other suitors....
But of course, proposing to a lady in public is kinda artificial and does not guarantee a successful marriage.

It doesn't guarantee a successful marriage but if it will make the lady happy, then the man should do it. I don't think it will make any difference to me, so if possible, the guy should avoid public proposal cos I may find it embarrassing. I dunno.

yorex2011:
Do yoh know if we follow your argument, at least one female employee can be absent each day in a medium / big establishment?
Then eventually customers or clients will get used to it and may unknowingly create an air of awkwardness (like looking at you, like last week was ur own, now it Nkechi's own).
Obviously everyone will just know you prolly just had your period and when you get pregnant, People will still know because you won't go for your "normal period leave"

What about Doctors, lecturers, bank staff?

Well, i know women have been managing things since time immemorial.

I think it will be a debacle

Let's agree first that it's not something the lady should be ashamed of. Going on period leave is to be seen as going on maternity leave. For me there's no use coming to work and being cranky, acting all nasty because you're irritated. Don't you think it will affect productivity?

If on the other hand she is granted period leave, she comes back to work after she has fully rested and ready to take up the days work doubling efficiency and effectiveness in the workplace.

Shammak:
Abeg where u see am, I bn dey look 4 am since, na wetin hn tell me be say hn wan just show you say na hn be d drummerboi after that he go return the beards.. I don find him tire, I just go report 4 police station, na radio station I dey go now.. Na railway station I dey go after

cc samhay

Lol.
I no trust am too. I wonder where him go find Santa but we go dey wait sha.

Agaracha must come back

samhay:
D guy biabia dey inside d sun outside. Too dusty and alit of roaches dat was y u saw somtin diff

Lol. I no come understand your English again. Na say you no see father Christmas or what?

AnalyticEngine:
Mehn...I had a similar experience teaching SS3 students physics during my service year too. At some point, I had to dedicate 3 or 4 periods to teach them some english and basic mathematical operations. Imagine trying to explain what electromagnetic field is to people who don't even understand english.

The way I see you, I suspect you served your fatherland with dedication and selflessness
You did well!

My S.S.3 female students and I ... lol, my experience with those girls who for some already had kids was not funny. I remember the day my co-corper (male) flogged one 'mama' , oh boy! the guy pick race before school close. They threatened him with charm . When after service it took the guy longer than 6 months to get a job we thought he feared he was under a spell. Lol
It was a fun year.

Hey Uboma, you want to know how I'll like to be proposed to

As simple as it may sound, I don't fancy elaborate marriage proposal.
If I'm going out with a boy man, we both have it in our consciousness that we'll get married someday soon, how then will he ask me if I'll marry him? (The proposal question) He knows the answer! If I won't, he'll know

So, my proposal, get me a beautiful diamond ring and ask me how I'll love to wear it!

Hi everyone!
Took me lots and lots of courage to start this with the social taboo associated with the word, for this I wonder why , coupled also with indecision as to where best to start this topic. Finally, I chose here and I want to believe it's the right section for this.

Let's get the discussion started, shall we?
Alright. I've been thinking about ladies productivity in schools and at their workplaces and I understand the discomfort that comes with monthly periods, so I began looking at this natural cycle of the body and decided to bring it up here for discussion. Now before we continue please, I want to beg, this is not about feminism neither is it about anything outside the context it is being looked at here, therefore let's stick to the framework for this discussion.

Always Sanitary pad rocked the airwaves with their advert on TV of young school girls singing "check days are gone!". But Menstrual cycle is beyond "Check,Check", there's more to it. The battle to keep up with personal hygiene, frequent visits to the restroom, effective management of oil on the face, having to explain to everyone why you have excess pimples breaking out on your face and getting the most convenient clothing for the period of days you'll be at the mercy of Aunt flow is just a few to be considered when we examine the subject.

Girls between the ages of 11-19 are taught/forced to go to school and not to be ashamed of their period. They are to appear in school all smart without nursing the idea of using a cardigan to cover their backside just in case. Young boys derive pleasure in mocking girls who get stained and sometimes even publicly embarrass them calling them dirty. For the older ladies, they have mastered their bodies and perfected the art of securing themselves for at least 8 hours before getting home. Yet, older ladies who teach younger ladies to 'man - up' to this natural part of a woman's life are advocating for Period Policy to be implemented in other parts of the world.

Bring it home to Nigeria, here we like to stay strong and put up a show. We smile and say we will survive. But more and more ladies get irritated over nothing during those few days at work. They snap at every irritant. They are moody for the most part.
My question then is,
shouldn't Nigerian women be allowed to stay home on those three to five days in a month?
Shouldn't young girls stay off school a few days every month for the sake of their mental health?

It's up for discussion please. Ladies and gentlemen, what do you say to this?

Hi Metrowoman, nice job!
You have a loyal student in me.

Permit me also to give this thread as my e-gift to a friend whose birthday is today.
Welcome to this thread nwakegoabisola, I know you will love this
My first gift to you today. Expect more

Shammak:
Samhay borrowed it

LOL.
This morning I saw Samhay with Father Christmas biabia , na your own be that?

LOL.
I love this! Creativity at its peak!
I've never seen a joke beautifully crafted like this.

Kudos OP!

Nwakaegoabisola
My sister from my mother and her father
Fusion of two beautiful individuals; a product of love. It's no surprise you give love

On this very beautiful day, I wish I had the voice of a bird, I would have sang you a lovely song.
If I were a boy, I would have put the ring on it today
If I were the head of a scholarship board, I would have granted you full scholarship today
If I had money , I would have presented to you a fashion store as your birthday gift

But I'm an just the girl on the next thread , so I'll say a prayer straight from my heart to you for you...
May you find happiness in the arms of the world.
May strangers rally round to do you good.
May all your dreams and aspirations come true.
And above all, may this new age be glamourous!

Happy 18th birthday Ego
For you, I'll marry a Yoruba man . I just want to be like you.

Ferdyboss,
August 16, 2017, is the date
We'll see on that day. Mark it on your calender.

Hope you are good today?
Welcome back to Lagos.

AnalyticEngine:
I am good, thanks for asking.
It's like you took your computer classes very seriously. Lol

Lol.
I taught junior secondary students Computer during my service year.
I was fond of my J.S.S. 1 students though and explaining stuff to them in English was war .
Quite some memorable experiences I have of them.

Shammak:
His name is Shammak.. The DrummerBoy, He sings too

Lol. Where is Shammak's beards na?

ifewunmy:
@akaah,I am a lady and amicable, I can only say it is God,someone saw my number on nairaland and contacted me for interview, dat was how I got the first job.

Wow! I'm just seeing this response and by now you would have left me in Nigeria already.

Something tells me to drop my number too, I don't know... who wants to call me
Please contact me on
0806- AMI- CABLE- 09.
Thank you. Thank you.

Anticipating a favourable call from a nairalander.

danieloy4:
Don't live/work in Abuja&am not looking for a job either.
Just find pleasure posting job vacancies and ofcos it won't last forever,had been in that shoe before so i know what's like looking for a job,am just doing my quota on NL to get an unemployed grad out of the house.
About the job verification, i do take my time to do verify any job vacancy. And if anyone has doubts,if you can do a thorough google job search about the company or vacancy think you would see they are valid. It's not all jobs that require you to send a resume to an email address,often times you have to apply directly on their website.

Hope to hear testimonies real soon from everyone. It would gladen my heart.

Great! Great!
I commend you for a good job done well.
Keep it up, soon you'll hear testimonies, people's faces will brighten up at the sight of your moniker.

Qualer:
some of them actually get married because they got pregnant and them no wan fall their family hand!
so if you are checking nine months from wedding... na one chance you enter!

Them fall hand already. Na teenage girls dey carry belle out of wedlock

From now on, for celebrities I'll be counting 4 months from the date of their wedding because they'll most likely be 5 months gone already.

#NurseAbigailOnDuty.

Dqueenzy:
You are so on point, her being in the house makes competition stiffer.

Sure it does.
Aptly said!

danieloy4 (not too sure I got the number correctly though), Hi. I like what you're doing putting up jobs but I'll like to know if they are all verified.

And uhm... do you work in Abuja or you're searching for a job as well?

Nice work you're doing once again.

gara11:
Its a surprise get it first and u'll c. Jst knw dat its mouth watering that's all d incentive and ginger I ve
@ Amicable 30 minutes never reach?

Gara shebi you wan embarrass me this night?
But I no go allow you.
Make I wake up tomorrow morning first, I go give you his name.


**suspense mode activated**
Beardy drummer boy's name about to be revealed!

Take a breather guys!
I'll be right back after this commercial break

clydedaniels:
Na just to avoid fight jare...

So no customer service person to halla... no acc officer to fight??

Lol.
I find this comment of yours hilarious

You didn't see innovation but an excuse by the bank to avoid fight... Lol.
E be like you dey sabi halla and fight for bank?

samhay:
You r damn funny too.

But my sister,If winner wins 5million Pastor sef go happy na,u Knw she go pay tithe.

Make she show us d load jare, Aw person go dey stingy wit her natural endowment. We never ask her to give us,Show us 1st

Lol. That's if o. But shebi you wan see the endowment, she'll surprise you.
Let's wait and see.

gara11:
It was really annoying sha, afta Joseph said leave u in d hand of solomon and winner I was coming here to flog samhay for givin false info tinkin d show had ended mtheeeew. na dem get power so anytin dey like dey do. waiting to c who gets evicted dis wk and hw loud d audience are willing to shout

That's it babe. They should have made it balanced that night if they both performed again and the audience chose a winner. That would have been fair rather than allow Solomon perform and Winner saved to remain. I'm sure than injustice was what ate her up a little yesterday. Church girls no get mind.

If this week Saturday show goes well, as in if the result show the majority opinion/vote/choice of viewers then I'll vote for the first time next week.

gara11:
Lollllll e nor easy to solve maths for dream get correct ans my dear

Who re u voting for this week?

Truth is, I don't vote. I'm not sure my vote counts, that's why I have never voted for anyone. I have a feeling that the audience in the Lekki studio are even god when you watch how they cajole a whole MTN not just the judges to save a contestant on LIVE TV. That's totally unprofessional.

I think to save a contestant I need to empty my account, find my way to the studio and be in the live audience dictating what I want to happen and see it happen.