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It's 2025 and Lawmakers Are Still Fighting for Potty Parity
https://www.jezebel.com/its-2025-and-lawmakers-are-still-fighting-for-potty-parityFrom Jezebel
Of all the logical fallacies out there, there’s one toughy that really gets my goat. “Why do girls take so long in the bathroom?” I mean, I admit that biologically, menstruation is a damper on an otherwise in-and-out experience, and moms are more likely (than dads) to shoulder the responsibility of attending to their kids. But the more obvious answer to this ignorant adage is one often overlooked: it’s because the system was built like that.
A big part of the problem is the lack of foresight–and consequently, the lack of women’s toilets. Historically, many offices were built without the expectation that women one day would work as architects, engineers, or code officials. Today, we’re still dealing with the fact that the men who built old statehouses could not fathom that women would one day make laws.
A big part of the problem is the lack of foresight–and consequently, the lack of women’s toilets. Historically, many offices were built without the expectation that women one day would work as architects, engineers, or code officials. Today, we’re still dealing with the fact that the men who built old statehouses could not fathom that women would one day make laws.