Mel Shilling, Meera Narandan, Ella Saltmarshe, Lina Prestwood, Chi-chi Nwanoku, Nadia Gilani
Woman's Hour
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Do You Feel Supported When Women Ask for Time Off?
Some people say she was being unreasonable for even suggesting it and actually taking time off work with them, believing her colleagues in the lurch to have to pick up her mess or the work that she wasn't able to do. Mel: "It's very tough because often, you know, the umbrella term of women's issues are often not taken seriously in the workplace" She says organizations are starting to become aware absenteeism is not the worst problem - presenteeism is also a problem.
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