Hong Kong / New Delhi (CNN Business) One of India's biggest food delivery companies says it will give all female employees 10 days of "period leave" a year — a significant milestone in a country where menstruation remains a taboo topic. In a statement Saturday, Zomato founder and CEO Deepinder Goyal said women and transgender people would be entitled to one day of period leave for each menstrual cycle. "There shouldn't be any shame or stigma attached to applying for a period leave. You should feel free to tell people on internal groups, or emails that you are on your period leave for the day." He urged anyone who experienced "unnecessary harassment" or "distasteful comments" for taking period leave to speak up, and told male colleagues it "shouldn't be uncomfortable for us."

Source: CNN August 10, 2020 07:52 UTC