šš» Iām a man and stuck around thanks for sharing. Iām a co founder in a business called HeyFlow whose mission is to end in the impacts of reproductive health in the workplace. We have stacks of data from employees and managers that boils down to only 4% of people feeling confident to speak to their manager about their period, or anything relatable. Only 20% of managers are comfortable talking to an employee about it. Which basically says that employee health is far too taboo to discuss and improve the environments and support for employees to feel comfortable and productive. All the while encourage to need to lie about symptoms and needs. I could go on all day but will spare by, but please rest assured that I advocate for men in particular to see beyond taboo and see periods as health and desperately health matters. Sorry for info dump š¬
Hi Nick! Thanks for commenting :) I'm so glad there are people like you - and especially men! - who are talking about this. Considering that most people are employed in some capacity, women's menstrual health needs to be a bigger topic of conversation in the workplace. Info-dump appreciated š and I'm glad you enjoyed this post.
Thank you for this! I was diagnosed with PMDD several years ago, and it felt like a crappy label, but it fit. Iād get maybe two decent weeks each month, the other two were a mess of bloat and rage. That 90% stat about autistic women blows my mind! Makes me feel less alone in it, honestly. I had a hysterectomy two years ago, and now Iāve got four fabulous weeks every month ā no more rage, no more bloat.
Iām so glad youāre talking about this. It needs way more attention.
So glad you got yours sorted out Ang, even though a hysterectomy is such an invasive procedure... I have PCOS/endometriosis so that plays into PMDD too. I'm trying to use natural options to heal the underlying inflammation which causes hormonal imbalances.
It would be great to hear your side of the PMDD story if you write about it one day :)
šš» Iām a man and stuck around thanks for sharing. Iām a co founder in a business called HeyFlow whose mission is to end in the impacts of reproductive health in the workplace. We have stacks of data from employees and managers that boils down to only 4% of people feeling confident to speak to their manager about their period, or anything relatable. Only 20% of managers are comfortable talking to an employee about it. Which basically says that employee health is far too taboo to discuss and improve the environments and support for employees to feel comfortable and productive. All the while encourage to need to lie about symptoms and needs. I could go on all day but will spare by, but please rest assured that I advocate for men in particular to see beyond taboo and see periods as health and desperately health matters. Sorry for info dump š¬
Hi Nick! Thanks for commenting :) I'm so glad there are people like you - and especially men! - who are talking about this. Considering that most people are employed in some capacity, women's menstrual health needs to be a bigger topic of conversation in the workplace. Info-dump appreciated š and I'm glad you enjoyed this post.
Thank you for this! I was diagnosed with PMDD several years ago, and it felt like a crappy label, but it fit. Iād get maybe two decent weeks each month, the other two were a mess of bloat and rage. That 90% stat about autistic women blows my mind! Makes me feel less alone in it, honestly. I had a hysterectomy two years ago, and now Iāve got four fabulous weeks every month ā no more rage, no more bloat.
Iām so glad youāre talking about this. It needs way more attention.
So glad you got yours sorted out Ang, even though a hysterectomy is such an invasive procedure... I have PCOS/endometriosis so that plays into PMDD too. I'm trying to use natural options to heal the underlying inflammation which causes hormonal imbalances.
It would be great to hear your side of the PMDD story if you write about it one day :)