The Catalan government has approved free access to all women’s reusable menstrual products. Mayor.
On the eve of International Women’s Day on March 7, the Catalan authorities approved a project in which reusable menstrual products will be provided free of charge to all residents of the autonomous region. According to preliminary estimates, it is reported that around 2 million women should benefit from this action. This project is described as an unprecedented project both nationally and internationally.
The district’s Department of Equality and Feminism has developed a comprehensive plan for menstrual and menopause equality by 2023-2025. The department plans to ensure that all women have free access to menstrual products and devices, which are mostly environmentally friendly, and also plans to fight in every way taboos and stigma related to menstruation and menopause, provide education and disseminate evidence-based information. Subject.
Officials say the approved plan has a triple objective and includes the implementation of gender justice, “climate justice” and social justice as it will help fight menstrual poverty, which affects one in five women in the country and may increase. increased cost of living in current conditions.
Annual production of reusable menstrual products in the region is already reported to be around 9,000 tons.
Earlier it was known that there were women in Spain. allowed take a “vacation” during painful menstruation.