工作场所月经用品政策与工人福利:澳大利亚昆士兰州的启示

Melissa Judith Chalada
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2022年,世界卫生组织承认月经健康是一项全球人权,并鼓励将责任从个人转移到社区。在全球范围内,经期产品很少被纳入工作场所政策,这给经期工人带来了不成比例的负担,阻碍了公平的福祉。这项在澳大利亚昆士兰州进行的探索性研究于2023年为公共部门工作场所提供了两个月的月经产品。用一份定性和定量的问卷对21名经期女工的经历进行了评估。在供应之前,94.7%的人在没有产品的情况下工作时经历过月经,导致精神困扰。此外,71.4%的人担心在需要的时候缺少产品,38.1%的人认为这种担心会降低他们的精神健康或注意力。服用后,94.1%的人表示情绪有所改善,70.6%的人认为注意力有所提高,64.7%的人感到心理健康有所改善。然而,只有57.1%的人认为经期产品的供应应该由工作场所政策强制规定。讨论了导致将月经产品排除在全球工作场所政策之外的因素,如意识有限、工作场所基础设施差和持续的耻辱。本研究受样本量小和自我报告偏倚的限制。无论如何,研究结果强调了在工作场所政策中包括或不包括月经产品各自的积极和消极影响,即使在像澳大利亚这样的社会经济特权国家也是如此。这强调了在工作场所健康和安全方面,对月经健康作为一项基本人权的低估,敦促对工作场所提供月经用品和相关的女性卫生基础设施进行更多的研究,特别是在资源匮乏的国家。
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Workplace menstrual product policies and worker well-being: Insights from Queensland, Australia
In 2022, the World Health Organization acknowledged menstrual health as a global human right and encouraged a shift in responsibility from individuals to the community. Globally, menstrual products are rarely included in workplace policies, hindering equitable well-being by placing disproportionate burden on menstruating workers. This exploratory study in Queensland, Australia supplied a public sector workplace with menstrual products for two months in 2023. A questionnaire with qualitative and quantitative aspects assessed the experiences of 21 menstruating workers. Before the supply, 94.7 % had experienced menstruation at work without access to products, leading to mental distress. Additionally, 71.4 % worried about lacking products when needed and 38.1 % believed this worry decreased their mental well-being or concentration. After the supply, 94.1 % reported improved emotions, 70.6 % perceived improved concentration and 64.7 % felt improved mental well-being. However, only 57.1 % believed that menstrual product supply should be mandated by workplace policy. Factors contributing to exclusion of menstrual products from global workplace policies are discussed, such as limited awareness, poor workplace infrastructure and persistent stigma. This study was limited by a small sample size and self-reporting bias. Regardless, the findings highlight the respective positive and negative impacts of including or omitting menstrual products in workplace policy, even in a socioeconomically privileged country like Australia. This emphasises the underestimation of menstrual health as a basic human right in workplace health and safety, urging more research on workplace menstrual product provision and related feminine sanitary infrastructure especially in low-resourced nations.
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Dialogues in health
Dialogues in health Public Health and Health Policy
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