Shanxi first province to give women 'menopause rights'

An employee at Taiyuan Public Transport Holdings Ltd in north China's Shanxi Province has become the first to benefit from new laws introduced to give women undergoing the menopause the right to ask their employers to adjust their work to better suit their condition.

An Jianxiang will now be able to move roles if she feels she cannot fulfill her duties because of the issues involved. It is the first ever law to give menopausal rights to female workers in China.

The province's first women's labor law was passed by its local legislative body in late July and will come into force on October 1. The menopause article was added after public surveys found that there was a strong desire among women for protection of their labor rights during this transitional time in their lives.