Levitt Rachel B., Barnack-Tavlaris Jessica L.
East Windsor, NJ, USA
Ewing, NJ, USA
Levitt and Barnack-Tavlaris discuss the idea of menstrual leave, a policy option that provides employees with time off during menstruation. They counter the paucity of research surrounding the impacts of such policies on menstruators and the locations offering leave. Levitt and Barnack-Tavlaris argue that without addressing underlying sexist beliefs and attitudes as well as gender discrimination, menstrual leave could have negative effects on menstruators. The authors augment this research with findings from their previous study, which examines attitudes toward and perceptions of menstrual leave. Against this background, the chapter concludes with a discussion of alternative approaches to menstrual leave.
莱维特和巴纳克-塔夫拉里斯讨论了月经假的概念，这是一项为员工在经期提供休假的政策选择。他们反驳了关于此类政策对经期女性以及提供休假地区影响的研究匮乏的观点。莱维特和巴纳克-塔夫拉里斯认为，如果不解决潜在的性别歧视观念和态度以及性别歧视问题，月经假可能会对经期女性产生负面影响。作者用他们之前一项研究的结果来补充这项研究，该研究考察了对月经假的态度和看法。在此背景下，本章最后讨论了月经假的替代方法。
