RT Journal Article
T1 Menstrual health and employment law, with a special focus on the new regulation in Spain
A1 Iglesia Aza, Lidia de la
A1 Solimoszy-Szekeres, Bernadett
K1 Menstrual health
K1 Discrimination
K1 Leave
K1 Social security
AB The newest and most comprehensive interdisciplinary term in discussion of menstruation is menstrual health. This concept has entered labour law mainly through the institution of menstrual leave. The article reports on a comparative research study based on the international literature about menstrual health and menstrual leave. This research is essential for sustainable labour law, as menstrual health concerns labour law not only from a fundamental rights perspective, but also to achieve equal treatment. It can also be linked to fair and decent working conditions. Countries follow different practices inside and outside Europe, so there is no common legal solution. The issue has global relevance, yet the EU member states are doing very little about it, with the recent exception of Spain, with the regulation implemented in 2023 on menstrual leave. Through a qualitative analysis of international literature, the aim of the study is to support the need for labour law regulation of menstruation.
PB Sage
SN 1461-7099
YR 2025
FD 2025-11-15
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/44922
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/44922
LA eng
NO de la Iglesia Aza, L., & Solymosi-Szekeres, B. (2025). Menstrual health and employment law, with a special focus on the new regulation in Spain. Economic and Industrial Democracy, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/0143831X251397482
DS Minerva
RD 30 abr 2026