"I noticed something that I had noticed the previous time I was there, which is a startlingly long line. The line that I had noticed previously is the line to the women's restroom. I usually notice the line to the women's restroom at major events, whether Comic-Con, a concert, a speech, or a book signing; the lines for women and men are literally night and day."
"One reason that the women's line is longer is because of anatomical, biological, and sartorial differences-including menstruation and the structure of women's garments. Men can simply zip and unzip their pants while women have to squat. However, the problem isn't just biology or the complexity of a garment but the number of toilets designated for women in comparison to the number of toilets and urinals that men have in their restrooms."
"Lastly, given the politics of care, women and girls are less likely to go to the restroom alone. They are more likely to have a child or elderly person in their care or another woman along with them for safety. As a nonnormative human, I often think of the domino effect that will impact marginalized and dispossessed people when policy changes are enacted to make cisgender, heteronormative bodies (which are mostly white) "feel safe.""
Long lines for women's restrooms routinely occur at airports and major events, while men's restrooms often have no line. Contributing factors include anatomical and biological differences, menstrual needs, and the complexity of women's garments. The allocation of fewer toilets to women's restrooms compared with men's urinals reduces throughput. Poorly designed entry and exit flow further slows movement. Care responsibilities cause women and girls to visit restrooms with children, elderly people, or companions, increasing time spent. There is concern that policy changes prioritizing cisgender, heteronormative bodies will create domino effects that disproportionately harm marginalized and dispossessed people.
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