I hear the men are already striking back with a proposal to add hookers to the health care plan under "Prostate Care."

Australian women are just on demand for leave while female in Indonesia, Taiwan, and South Korea already enjoy two paid days.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2004/oct/17/yehey/opinion/20041017opi1.html
My view is:
1. Health improvement and occupational safety on work place for women.
2. Differentiate work responsibilities on the job according to safety regulations.
and common… do not make clown of yourself…. no one mentally incapable to work, except maybe few occasions, in such conditions and if they are on heavy work - let man do the job.

Brenda

Did you know that the military would give women days off for the same reason? My sister was an AF officer back in the old days and she used to talk about how stupid it was (she never took it). I recall her saying, "You know, men have to go to work on days when THEY don't feel like it."

But honestly, wouldn't you men prefer PMSing women to stay home so you don't have to deal with them? ;)

Later,
bbeck

Tampons and Tylenol. Problem solved.

So this is just another ploy to get free drugs.

Now I know why Lucy couldn't handle the pie line at the factory.

To answer your question, bbeck: No. I'd rather put up with a little PMS than carry her workload.

Personally, I always thought the best cure for PMS was a spanking, but considering some of the folks I work with, I've been re-evaluating my position.

I think I need an extra few days per year off for CTP (Chronic Testosterone Poisoning). Symptoms: Irrational anger at co-workers, causing me to expend an inordinate amount of energy controlling my violent impulses.

If you think about it, CTP is a lot like PMS, except we have it 365 days per year, not just 12.

Here's a good Idea. The ones who are demanding leave, give them the rest of their lives off. And to those applying, while still in their menses. Don't hire them.
And, I am of the same gender. This is all just hoopla.

Well, hell. If women are getting paid time off for the mensies, I want 15 minutes per day of paid spank time.

I also want a towel allowance.

Don't look at me that way. I have biological needs!

Besides, you won't like it if Mr Happy gets cranky. The whole office suffers.

To think I wasted all that time working when I had the cramps instead of asking for extra-double-secret-probation time off with special pay and foot massages. Why am I always the last to get the memo?

Dammit ace, if you don't get rid of that Dusty t-shirt ad, there's a certain monkey who's going to get the spanking of his life...

I can remember when feminists first insisted that women do everything men did and this issue was raised. The airlines wanted to ground female pilots during menstration for fear of PMS. The feminazis insisted that women could function while menstruating and the women pilots refused to tell when they were menstrating. The whole issue faded. Now suddenly ten years later women want special treatment and special perks. I think not. Just like affirmative action, people can not believe this is a serious proposal. But history has a way of repeating itself. We should beware.

bbeck: I think I would *prefer* PMSing women in the Army. Especially facing off against Wahhabi yokels.