Niharika Mukherjee

Research Associate

niharika.mukherjee@clpr.org.in

Niharika graduated from the National Law School of India University Bangalore with a B.A. LLB. (Hons.) degree in 2025, and is interested in social justice and constitutional rights.

She worked as a corporate lawyer before joining CLPR, where she is currently working on the Equal Justice Project.

Blog

BLOG | Beyond ‘Benevolent Sexism’: Grounding Menstrual Leave in Decisional Autonomy

July 16, 2026

Menstrual leave challenges workplaces to account for diverse needs better. This article argues that this is supported by the fundamental right of menstruating persons to decisional autonomy and does not necessarily rest on paternalistic sexism.