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I’m sitting here at work keeled over in intense pain wearing a fucking diaper because my uterus is self destructing and I’m expected to wear tight business casual pants, be friendly to coworkers, AND do my work? Fuck this fucking sexist misogynistic society that tells women to suffer through several days of intense pain and act completely normally. I shouldn’t have to take a sick day every month and be looked at like a slacker because my body is losing a gallon of blood and tissue a day.
EDIT: Just wanted to say thank you for the awards and for those of you who expressed your support. I got a lot of good advice on how to deal with my endometriosis and I am looking into intermittent FMLA.
I want to clarify that absolutely NO ONE was saying every single working woman should get a week of paid leave each month. I just wanted to vent about my particular experience, which is that I work in a business setting where I only get 5 sick days per year (not even enough for one day a month) and the norm in corporate is to not use them or be considered a “slacker.” Not to mention I have a male boss and it’s awkward having to say I’m “sick” every month at the same time.
It would be great if we could have better labor laws that protect anyone with disabilities or chronic pain. As many pointed out, other countries offer more PTO and some even give women menstrual leave. I just wanted to create a dialogue about something that many women deal with.
And to all of you saying that women should stop complaining or get paid less - I hope you never have to deal with a debilitating condition and be told to suck it up. Lastly, if you were one of the many men who DM’ed me just to harass me, I pray you learn to respect women’s experiences and seek help for your obvious mental illnesses.
Thanks everyone for coming to my TedTalk!
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