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Recently, there has been more discussion on social media about menstruation or menopause and what employers should do to accommodate women. Research projects are launched on the subject, and associations are asked by their boards to put the issue on the agenda. But what and who exactly benefits when we - once again - fixate women on their biology?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The article was published in Ladies Drive magazine No. 57 (2022). 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