Barkha Dutt disapproves leave for women during periods, Shobha De supports | Oneindia News

The debate around the plausibility of a First-Day-of-Period leave has been going around for long now, after a Mumbai based company implemented the policy in their organisation. When most women were jumping with joy, expecting similar policy to be implemented at their workplaces, Journalist Barkha Dutt wrote an article in Washington Post, titled "I'm a feminist. Giving women a day off for their period is a stupid idea."