"It is an issue of wellness, trusting employees and gender equity, and these impact all of us," says Sudha Shashwati, a consultant psychologist and professor in Dehradun. "Paid menstrual leaves are a recognition that the workplace is not meant to be just for those who possess the male [sic] body."
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/09/03/1197200372/whatever-happened-to-the-period-day-off-policy