Local Woman Gives Paid Menstrual Leave to Employees, Mzansi Reacts

Friday, April 23, 2021 at 3:59 PM by Naomi Kobbie

- A local woman has shared she will be offering paid menstrual leave to her female employees

- The businesswoman @Gee_Dhlamini took to Twitter to share the groundbreaking news in a post that has garnered more than 10k likes on the social media platform already

- On the opposite spectrum, many users took to the comments sections with some wondering how exactly the paid leave would be delegated

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A young entrepreneur has definitely grabbed the bull by the horns with her revolutionary way of caring for her female employees. In the tweet, which has since gone viral, @Gee_Dhlamini announced her small business - comprising herself and her husband - will now be offering all female employees the option of paid menstrual leave. She enthusiastically captioned the post:

"My husband and I have introduced paid menstrual leave for our female employees. This makes me so happy as a woman."

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Local Woman Gives Paid Menstrual Leave to Employees, Mzansi Reacts — Businesswoman Gloria Dhlamini-Liebenberg has introduced paid menstrual leave for all her female employees. Images: @gee_dhlamini/Instagram
Source: Instagram

Mzansi's female population were quick to commend the woman for her new business model with some users even asking when they could come work for the young powerhouse.

@Billy_Marl said:

"Wish I worked for you guys wow."

@Ms_Shalang said:

"Y'all need a civil engineer or IT person in your company? Or I can just do both maybe?"

@Ice_Ice_Abby said:

"Oh wow, that’s amazing!!! The number of days I’ve worked with vision tunnelling, unbearable pain coursing through my body, just struggling to stay upright, conscious, and keep my breakfast down WHILE forcing myself to speak with colleagues and complete my work..."

@Mhlabase_Msibi said:

"Look, I suffered (passing out from pain and anaemia). My female boss refused to understand. So this, that y'all are doing, is power"

@Lindo_Mnisi said:

"Stunning. Love it. Did you consult with the women in your company and they are the ones that said they'd rather stay at home for the duration of the menstruation?"

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Although Mzansi's overall response to the post was positive, some users had their fair share of questions for the businesswoman. Mzansi's male population seemed much less enthusiastic about the endeavour. Read some of their comments below:

@Hector_Maoto said:

"So how does it work, do you trace and keep track of the menstrual cycle of every woman who is working for you to know whether they are not falsifying their periods just to benefit from the leaves? Do those with longer periods get longer leaves or it is standardised?"

@Robert_Mogabe7 said:

"This is what 50/50 means king, men do the job, women enjoy the fruits/results."

@djknight25 said:

"So the men will be picking up the slack and essentially doing more work with no extra pay, but everything is equal."

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