‘I would like to hear the women I hire say they feel secure in every area of their lives’ says Zuzanna Wysocka, Partner at WZ Partners.
‘It is good to admit our body has its needs. The work environment can then try to meet these in line with the hierarchy chosen by employees’, argues Maciej Jonek, social psychologist at the University of Lower Silesia.
Does it perpetuate the stereotype of the weaker sex, or does it address the specific needs of women? The conversation about menstrual leave revolves around these two central points. It is virtually non-existent in Poland yet, even though the first companies have already introduced a menstrual leave policy for their female employees.
Sońta: The fact that various groups of workers benefit from different solutions should not be seen as unfair.