Larsen and Toubro, in a first for a major corporate house, had announced a one-day paid menstrual leave for women employees, a move set to benefit about 5,000 women employees at the company
Company’s chairman and managing director S N Subrahmanyan recently faced flak for comments asking employees to put in 90-hours a week and not keep staring at their wives
Says a decision from court on granting such leave to women may prove to be counterproductive and "detrimental" to cause as employers may avoid employing them
Calling out the lack of empathy for women's experiences, Kavitha tweeted: "Disheartened by the dismissal of menstrual struggles in Rajya Sabha. As a woman, it's appalling to see such ignorance. Our journeys, our struggles deserve not consolation, but a level playing field, and that's non-negotiable."
