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36. I can empathize

Sun Feb 24, 2019, 04:37 PM

Feb 2019

I'm asking my builder to install a couple of these in my new kitchen to at least give me an extra 4". Those top cabinets are one of my pet peeves, and a footstool is inconvenient and gets in the way.

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Eye opening article about how the world is designed for men, and how women suffer for it. [View all] nolabear Feb 2019 OP

K&R WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2019 #1

Must Read - fascinating malaise Feb 2019 #2

K&R MrsCoffee Feb 2019 #3

Excellent, particularly the safety and medical issues! ananda Feb 2019 #4

Yes, I knew about medical research. Safety research shouldn't have surprised me. nolabear Feb 2019 #10

The more I read it the sadder I got. littlemissmartypants Feb 2019 #5

It seems more like one step forward, two steps back, BigmanPigman Feb 2019 #41

Aviation Johnny2X2X Feb 2019 #6

Good point. We also have better fine motor skills on average. nolabear Feb 2019 #11

Exactly. Johnny2X2X Feb 2019 #13

My husband was an Ergonomist before he retired leftieNanner Feb 2019 #40

But there are plenty of women pilots out there Blue_Tires Feb 2019 #77

3% is plenty? Johnny2X2X Feb 2019 #79

So why aren't more of them getting into it, then? Blue_Tires Feb 2019 #80

The truth Johnny2X2X Feb 2019 #81

how so? Blue_Tires Feb 2019 #82

Outstanding article. Worth the time! -nt CrispyQ Feb 2019 #7

The usual story isn't "just any 28 days." Igel Feb 2019 #8

And what about the rest of the article? nolabear Feb 2019 #9

Kick malaise Feb 2019 #18

Amazing. K&R mountain grammy Feb 2019 #12

Fantastic article. liberalmuse Feb 2019 #14

Just saw this image on twitter ... Jarqui Feb 2019 #15

The stats on women in film show how far we still have to go. SunSeeker Feb 2019 #16

This chart is an eye-opener !! Haggis for Breakfast Feb 2019 #60

This is a very good article. PatrickforO Feb 2019 #17

back in high school KT2000 Feb 2019 #29

Well, this is actually a fascinating history. Way back when, PatrickforO Feb 2019 #38

Excellent post malaise Feb 2019 #53

guess I was lied to - KT2000 Feb 2019 #63

Kicking to read later. n/t demmiblue Feb 2019 #19

Women are "47% more likely to be seriously injured in a car crash." SunSeeker Feb 2019 #20

men just have more sex on the wrong brain, and until that's recognized and fixed certainot Feb 2019 #21

This is Just a Start McKim Feb 2019 #22

Oh absolutely! The more you think the more you realize. nolabear Feb 2019 #45

One pet peeve for women is the damn seat belts in cars! lunatica Feb 2019 #23

This is something I have noticed as well. smirkymonkey Feb 2019 #31

I can empathize Duppers Feb 2019 #36

Dang, what a good idea! murielm99 Feb 2019 #39

I remodeled my kitchen 6 years ago MontanaMama Feb 2019 #76

That's a really good idea! I've got shelves I haven't reached in years. nolabear Feb 2019 #50

That is so clever LittleGirl Feb 2019 #66

Seatbelts make me insane! Why aren't we pitching more fits about these things? nolabear Feb 2019 #46

Yes, all of this. TeapotInATempest Feb 2019 #71

K&R. Great Thread! Duppers Feb 2019 #24

The most striking example, to me, was the one about Viagra. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2019 #25

Stunning malaise Feb 2019 #26

However, I am sure if it ever ever came on the market to treat period pain, women smirkymonkey Feb 2019 #32

Don't forget the "pink tax" too. BigmanPigman Feb 2019 #42

Would feed costing more in smaller bags also be a pink tax? Farmer-Rick Feb 2019 #49

I personally don't think that the smaller size/more money thing is BigmanPigman Feb 2019 #54

I want men to get a painful period at least once crazycatlady Feb 2019 #52

I want them to be able to get pregnant. Haggis for Breakfast Feb 2019 #59

And birth control pills would be sold in vending machines mercuryblues Feb 2019 #64

Passed out on bathroom floor from pain Lars39 Feb 2019 #69

No kidding TeapotInATempest Feb 2019 #72

Totally infuriating isn't it Lars39 Feb 2019 #73

I get tired of arguing about it. ismnotwasm Feb 2019 #27

K N R-ed Faux pas Feb 2019 #28

One word. Pockets. brush Feb 2019 #30

AMIRITE??? nolabear Feb 2019 #47

PREACH IT!!! n/t TygrBright Feb 2019 #56

Amen, Sister! Retrograde Feb 2019 #65

I buy male LittleGirl Feb 2019 #67

I remember being in a whole thread about that last year!!! BumRushDaShow Feb 2019 #70

K&R smirkymonkey Feb 2019 #33

Crash-test dummies underpants Feb 2019 #34

Particularly stunning is how this is being perpetuated and maybe even amplified in modern design. suffragette Feb 2019 #35

excellent post, excellent thread...... dixiegrrrrl Feb 2019 #37

Ain't that the truth. nolabear Feb 2019 #48

Wow. You can track your copper and molybdenum intake but not your periods. mainer Feb 2019 #43

And I feel dumb not even thinking about it. nolabear Feb 2019 #51

wow. The ridiculousness really smacks you in the face. mainer Feb 2019 #44

Misogyny is in the design of just about everything. It's structural, invisible, ubiquitous. n/t TygrBright Feb 2019 #55

I Don't Think RobinA Feb 2019 #83

Kicking to read later. nt. Dem2theMax Feb 2019 #57

I'm going to dive into this later when I can concentrate on it. demigoddess Feb 2019 #58

Three words: Haggis for Breakfast Feb 2019 #61

Wife gets every side effect zipplewrath Feb 2019 #78

Simple-- Men write all the Bibles and then from there it's all downhill for women. Doitnow Feb 2019 #62

Paint cans! LittleGirl Feb 2019 #68

I don't think men can even realize TeapotInATempest Feb 2019 #74

You might be surprised Mr. Quackers Feb 2019 #75