Missing work

[differenceblog]

As mentioned in December, menstruation is a major cause of absenteeism in women, and some suspect it represents the main cause in the difference between men's and women's attendance in the workplace (in the absence of children). Whitehead et al (1986) suggests that women learn how to handle these symptoms from how their mothers model these behaviors. Forbes et al (2003) examined the differences in stereotypes expressed by men and women about "the menstruating woman."

Speaking of absenteeism, I was trying to be out of work today, since I'm not feeling well. I just got unexpectedly called in for an emergency, and so I didn't have time for a longer post today. Tomorrow I should be back on track.