Overview

• Catalonia's initiative, 'My period, my rules,' offers 2.5 million women, girls, transgender, and nonbinary people free reusable menstrual products.
• The program aims to fight menstrual poverty, promote gender justice, and reduce environmental waste from single-use menstrual products.
• Reusable products include one menstrual cup, one pair of underwear for periods, and two packages of cloth pads, available at over 3,000 pharmacies.
• The initiative is a response to 23% of women in Catalonia reusing single-use hygiene products for economic reasons.
• Spain's national government supports women's health with laws for paid medical leave for debilitating menstrual pain.