I then gave the required notice and went on sick leave in order to undergo major surgery for cervical cancer. Then, mid-January, I got the call from the HR manager from work. In the next breath, the HR manager then said, “oh, by the way, you were enquiring earlier about your sick leave entitlements?”“Yes”, I replied, “in October”. There is a culture of male entitlement, male privilege and male chauvinism, especially within the workplace in my experience. It is time to expose this and get rid of institutional male sexism for once and for all.

Source: Irish Examiner May 10, 2018 23:26 UTC