中英對照讀新聞》’I couldn’t move’: Japanese male office workers experience simulated menstrual pain"我動不了"：日本男性職員體驗模擬經痛

日本電信集團EXEO讓男性職員體驗模擬經痛，促進對女性職員的同理心。（路透）

◎林家宇

Male office workers at a telecoms firm in Tokyo have experienced simulated menstrual pain to help them become more sympathetic toward female colleagues ahead of International Women’s Day on Friday.

位於東京的一家電信企業男員工在國際婦女節前體驗了模擬經痛，讓他們能對女同事更富有同情心。

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"I couldn’t move. It hurt to the point where I couldn’t stand," said 26-year-old Masaya Shibasaki after using the device jointly developed by researchers at Nara Women’s University and startup Osaka Heat Cool.

26歲員工柴崎雅也在使用由奈良女子大學與新創公司Osaka Heat Cool聯合研發的器材後表示，「我動不了，疼痛的程度讓我無法動彈」。

"I now understand women have to work while fighting this pain every month. It’s actually amazing how women can do that. I really respect them," Shibasaki said.

他說，「現在我明白女性每個月都得在工作的同時對抗這種疼痛。她們要如何辦到著實讓人感到驚嘆。我確實尊敬她們」。

Companies in Japan are legally required to allow women to take menstrual leave. However, there is no requirement for the time off to be paid and surveys showed around half of female workers never take it.

日本法律要求企業給予女性生理假。然而，卻沒有要求休假時給付薪資。民調顯示約半數女性職員從未請過生理假。

新聞辭典

simulated：形容詞，模擬的、仿造的。例句：This strategy proved effective in simulated war games .（這項戰略在模擬軍事演習中證明有效。）

sympathetic：形容詞，同情的、同感的。例句：The 30 Hour Famine helps participants become more sympathetic toward people who suffer from starving.（飢餓30讓參與者對受飢荒所苦的人們更富同情心。）

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