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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Kaamil Ahmed

‘Miscarriage? Take sick leave’: global health organisations are failing their female staff

A girl walks past to a wall painting about menstruation, at a school in Guwahati, India, on 28 May 2022. The Menstrual Hygiene Day raises awareness about the importance of managing good menstrual hygiene.
The report found just one of 197 organisations studied had policies on menstruation, menopause, fertility treatments, abortion and parental leave. Photograph: David Talukdar/Rex

Global organisations that specialise in sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are neglecting the wellbeing of their own female staff, according to a damning new report.

The Global Health 50/50 campaign, which works for gender equality in global health, found that only one of 197 organisations it studied had workplace policies for menstruation, menopause or abortion.

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