Comments on: Curtains at the Workplace and Gloria Steinem http://ultraviolet.in/2007/09/11/curtains-at-the-workplace-and-gloria-steinem/ a site for Indian feminists Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:20:52 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anindita Sengupta http://ultraviolet.in/2007/09/11/curtains-at-the-workplace-and-gloria-steinem/comment-page-1/#comment-142 Anindita Sengupta Tue, 18 Sep 2007 08:21:23 +0000 http://youngfeminists.wordpress.com/2007/09/11/curtains-at-the-workplace-and-gloria-steinem/#comment-142 @ Gah I agree. I wish some bright young MBA would suggest this to their bosses. @apu It's absolutely infuriating. I haven't had the 'good' fortune of seeing this up close but have heard lots of stories. @meterdown How awful! Is there any way to complain and get them to do something? @bombaydosti Our bodies are important. They affect many aspects of our lives and are sometimes, impossible to ignore. For a woman, menstruation is an integral part of her body and being forced to feel additional discomfort or shame about it is A) unfair and B) can affect her mental well being, productivity, self esteem and other things. All of which are important. Glad you liked the post. :) @ Gah
I agree. I wish some bright young MBA would suggest this to their bosses.

@apu
It’s absolutely infuriating. I haven’t had the ‘good’ fortune of seeing this up close but have heard lots of stories.

@meterdown
How awful! Is there any way to complain and get them to do something?

@bombaydosti
Our bodies are important. They affect many aspects of our lives and are sometimes, impossible to ignore. For a woman, menstruation is an integral part of her body and being forced to feel additional discomfort or shame about it is A) unfair and B) can affect her mental well being, productivity, self esteem and other things. All of which are important.

Glad you liked the post. :)

]]> By: bombaydosti http://ultraviolet.in/2007/09/11/curtains-at-the-workplace-and-gloria-steinem/comment-page-1/#comment-141 bombaydosti Fri, 14 Sep 2007 13:46:35 +0000 http://youngfeminists.wordpress.com/2007/09/11/curtains-at-the-workplace-and-gloria-steinem/#comment-141 i love this post! i mean, i cant think of many places where i would be able to share such a conversation. But another thought, cramps and that time of the month should not take too much of our mind space too right? i love this post! i mean, i cant think of many places where i would be able to share such a conversation. But another thought, cramps and that time of the month should not take too much of our mind space too right?

]]> By: meterdown http://ultraviolet.in/2007/09/11/curtains-at-the-workplace-and-gloria-steinem/comment-page-1/#comment-140 meterdown Thu, 13 Sep 2007 17:01:14 +0000 http://youngfeminists.wordpress.com/2007/09/11/curtains-at-the-workplace-and-gloria-steinem/#comment-140 i worked in the municipal secondary schools here in bombay, setting up computer labs, going from school to school, for 3 years. not one of the loos had a place to dispose of napkins. and this is a very woman dominated environment. i never understood it. I and my female trainer would stick them back in our bags, wrapped in newpaper inside plastic bags. i mentioned it once to a teacher, and she said, yes isn't it terrible. i worked in the municipal secondary schools here in bombay, setting up computer labs, going from school to school, for 3 years. not one of the loos had a place to dispose of napkins. and this is a very woman dominated environment. i never understood it. I and my female trainer would stick them back in our bags, wrapped in newpaper inside plastic bags. i mentioned it once to a teacher, and she said, yes isn’t it terrible.

]]> By: apu http://ultraviolet.in/2007/09/11/curtains-at-the-workplace-and-gloria-steinem/comment-page-1/#comment-139 apu Wed, 12 Sep 2007 03:24:18 +0000 http://youngfeminists.wordpress.com/2007/09/11/curtains-at-the-workplace-and-gloria-steinem/#comment-139 well, at the workplace, there is still the general impression that a lot of 'personal' issue should not be mentioned, but the thing about menstruation is, its often taboo even in the informal home atmosphere! even today many families follow these strictures of a menstruating woman kept apart, eating separately etc.....it makes me see red! well, at the workplace, there is still the general impression that a lot of ‘personal’ issue should not be mentioned, but the thing about menstruation is, its often taboo even in the informal home atmosphere! even today many families follow these strictures of a menstruating woman kept apart, eating separately etc…..it makes me see red!

]]> By: GG http://ultraviolet.in/2007/09/11/curtains-at-the-workplace-and-gloria-steinem/comment-page-1/#comment-138 GG Tue, 11 Sep 2007 22:42:30 +0000 http://youngfeminists.wordpress.com/2007/09/11/curtains-at-the-workplace-and-gloria-steinem/#comment-138 Gah, Four years of engineering college and the ladies common room had no disposal facilities either. Its high time some enterpreneur looked into installing vending machines in women's bathrooms! Gah,
Four years of engineering college and the ladies common room had no disposal facilities either. Its high time some enterpreneur looked into installing vending machines in women’s bathrooms!

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