Periods in the workplace: 'We need to have a conversation from the top down'

A new survey has revealed one in five of us has taken time off work as a result of our periods. Should we be talking about menstrual leave in the office? 

Lucy Kennedy and Jess Redden were speaking about periods in the workplace at a panel today

Pharmacist and influencer Jess Redden has said we need to have a conversation “from the top down” when it comes to supporting women on their periods in the workplace.

The 28-year-old was speaking as part of a panel with broadcaster Lucy Kennedy, Miss Ireland 2022 Dr Ivanna McMahon, HerSport.ie founder Niamh Tallon and Cork's Red FM DJ Isabel Bartak-Healy aka Izzy Showbizzy on the topic of periods and the stigma that still exists around them.