It is 2022, and here we are, talking about something as basic as period leave. Though some companies in India have introduced period leave policy to create equitable work spaces, it is still absent in most of the well-established news organisations. After talking to a few professionals in the news industry, it is apparent that the conversation around period leave policy is yet to begin.

Sruti Suresh, a Bengaluru-based journalist says the discussion starts and ends among the employees. “Female colleagues discuss it, but it is not taken up to the bosses or the management. Nothing is done about it. Male colleagues too participate in the discussion, but again, it ends there,” she adds.