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Two queueing theorists of Ghent University investigated why queues at restrooms are invariably longer for ladies than for men. Time and time again. What are the main causes for this disparity? And how can it be overcome? Moving to unisex toilets, it appears from this study, may reduce waiting times for women from over 6 minutes to less than a minute and a half. Already a symbol for transgender equality, unisex toilets can hence boast excellent figures when it comes to reducing waiting times. Or, how transgender-friendliness may help in battling female-unfriendly toilet culture.
It turns out there are three main causes for the difference in waiting time between men and women. A first factor explaining why women wait longer is that the net number of toilets for women is smaller than that for men. This is because the total surface area is often divided equally while a toilet cabin inevitably takes up more space than a urinal. Overall, an average toilet area can accommodate 20 to 30 percent more toilets for men (urinals + cabins) than for women.
A second reason is that according to scientific studies women spend one and a half up to two times as long on the toilet. The reasons are mostly practical. In contrast to a urinal, a door must be opened and closed twice, a toilet seat needs cleaning, and more and more difficult clothes have to be taken off and on. This results in an average time spent at the toilet of 1 minute for men and 1 minute and 30 seconds for women.
A third factor is the overall activity at the restroom. As long as it's not too busy, the overall effect of ladies having a smaller number of toilets and spending more time on those toilets does not lead to long queues. However when for example everybody heads home, more women arrive at the toilets than the system can handle. This condition amplifies the above effects and results in outrageous waiting times for women.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2017-07-lengths-restroom.html
(Score: 2) by bob_super on Monday July 17 2017, @09:20PM (5 children)
> > women go to the bathroom on average more often than men (Do we all know our biology?)
> No. Explain it to me, professor. (...) Why should women urinate more frequently than men
Your failure to get the point lies in the word "urinate". Pick a random crowd of women of all ages: about 7% of those women need extra bathroom time. Narrow that crowd to a regular business event, and almost 14% will need to periodically visit the stalls.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 17 2017, @09:58PM (4 children)
Right, so you're not going to support your claims at all. You're not going to cite Oprah and claim "women's bladders are smaller" and you're not going to claim women's intestines are somehow different and you're not even going to claim "women need to adjust their tampons." You're just going to be a fucking asshole.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 17 2017, @11:28PM (1 child)
Menstrual cycles, moron. Since you have to have it spelled out, women have reasons to visit the restroom that men will never have. There are ALSO cultural reasons to visit the restroom, in addition to biological reasons. But since you aren't even aware of the biological reasons, no one expects you to understand the cultural reasons. Just crawl back under your rock, and forget all about this conversation. I expect that your head is beginning to hurt right about now.
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 18 2017, @02:36AM
Menstruation is mentioned in "adjust their tampons" and women don't menstruate on demand, you poster child for abortions. Aha, got it! Pregnant women need to spend extra time aborting their unborn children when they feel like they're turning into you!!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 17 2017, @11:34PM (1 child)
No fuckwit. He's talking about menstruation but is too much of an american pussy to say so. I bet he's scared of nipples on tv too.
(Score: 2) by bob_super on Tuesday July 18 2017, @12:03AM
> No fuckwit. He's talking about menstruation but is too much of an american pussy to say so. I bet he's scared of nipples on tv too.
Subtlety is a shrinking art form.