20 Examples That Show Discrimination Against Women
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Publish Not your original work? Add source Men generally dominate key institutions. They govern, manage, preach, and according to TikTok user Allie, they have built the physical world for themselves, too. To illustrate her point, she started a TikTok video series. Standing in front of a green screen displaying her research, Allie provides a wide range of real-life examples of how women are discriminated against on a day-to-day basis. From using power tools to getting medical prescriptions, here are some of her arguments. More info: TikTok
This article goes in depth about this sad, but true, fact: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/feb/23/truth-world-built-for-men-car-crashes allie_202_ , Brady Holt Report POST Night Owl Night Owl Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago That's a long known problem. There are standard (=male) dummies, children dummies and baby dummies but not women dummies. This causes many problems with women drivers and passengers in the case of a crash - especially if that crash is frontal https://www.consumerreports.org/car-safety/crash-test-bias-how-male-focused-testing-puts-female-drivers-at-risk/ 47 47points reply View More Replies... View more comments #2 A lot of medicines are tested exclusively on men, so women end up getting prescribed doses that are way too much for them.
There's a very recent study on the matter that proves how severe this is: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200812161318.htm allie_202_ , Yu Morita Report POST Marylen Marylen Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) I spent 7 years trying to find a good antidepressant. A friend of mine (a woman), knowing that I was a sensitive person, recommended I try the lowest dose. I found the 'right medication' right after, it's 75% of the minimum dose of a medication I already tried, which is usually prescribed just to see if there are no side-effects before being doubled. I open the small capsule every morning to empty it a bit. My doctor believes it's in my head, that I should not feel it at such a small dose. It's not the first time this happens. 31 31points reply View More Replies... View more comments #3 Women are often misdiagnosed. They experience 50% higher rates of heart attack misdiagnosis, because they get less typical-symptoms, like subtle chest pressure or tightness in the chest, rather than the male presentation of full-blown chest pain.
Here's a recent study that proves this fact: https://www.jcreiterlaw.com/posts/women-more-likely-than-men-to-suffer-misdiagnosis-according-to-studies/ allie_202_ , RODNAE Productions Report POST Penny Fan Penny Fan Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago If a woman under 45 is ill its dismissed as "hormone trouble". If a woman over 45 is ill it's dismissed as "menopause" No need to examine further... 85 85points reply View More Replies... View more comments #4 Head rests in cars - they push women's head forwards funny, especially if they have their hair up. It's not comfortable or safe. remi , Pixabay Report POST Martha Meyer Martha Meyer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Same for seats on trains. I've noticed how they are custom built for a man of about 1,75 m sitting upright. Don't dare being smaller or the back of your head will be pushed forward by the "neck rest" intended for the taller man! 46 46points reply View More Replies... View more comments #5 It's considered totally normal for women to take birth control and deal with all of these side effects, but barely anyone ever talks about making birth control for men.
This study shows that male vs female contraceptives had almost identical side effects, yet male contraceptives were not fully developed due to these effects: https://blogs.bmj.com/bmjsrh/2019/12/04/adverse-effects-male/ allie_202_ , alycialeonard Report POST Anne Anne Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago They invented a male pill. It was considered to have too many side effects. So they made one for women. Same amount of side effects, but now considered acceptable. 91 91points reply View More Replies... View more comments #6 There's always absurdly long lines at women's restrooms because they're built unfairly with not enough stalls.
This article goes in depth why that's the case, listing economical and sexit reasons why this problem remains in our lives; https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2019/01/women-men-bathroom-lines-wait/580993/ allie_202_ , Peter Report POST N G N G Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago They often have the same footprint as the men's restrooms. One key difference is that, even if you have the same number of stalls, there will still be a longer line outside the women's toilets because women have to take longer. For a pee - a man has to open a zip, whip out his penis, relax a few muscles, shake, replace and wash his hands. Women need to first get half-undressed (literally, the bottom half must be undressed) to perform the same function. Women's lines would be shorter if we were given different equipment to use. And that's without entering into menstruation delays. Really, to be equal in timing, women need more stalls. 88 88points reply View More Replies... View more comments #7 NASA had to cancel its first all-female spacewalk because they didn't have enough women-sized spacesuits. allie_202_ , NASA Johnson Report POST Brendan Brendan Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I heard about this a while ago, and I am still shocked by it. 35 35points reply View More Replies... View more comments #8 Women often cannot comfortably reach the safety bars on metro subways.
This is true for children and shorter men, but as more than 50% deal with this problem, they should have found a way to change it for sure? Well they didn't allie_202_ , Wilfredorrh Report POST Samantha Lomb Samantha Lomb Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Practically dislocate my arm every time 42 42points reply View More Replies... View more comments #9 Speech-recognition software is 70% more likely to accurately recognise male voices. When Siri was released in the US, she could find prostitutes and Viagra suppliers, but not abortion providers. If you told her you'd been [sexually assaulted], she'd reply "I don't know what you mean by that".
This article goes in depth about this issue: https://hbr.org/2019/05/voice-recognition-still-has-significant-race-and-gender-biases allie_202_ , Omid Armin Report POST Brendan Brendan Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This makes sense, actually. Alexa understands me almost every time I speak to her. However, my wife has to repeat herself to Alexa half of the time. 42 42points reply View More Replies... View more comments #10 Because of gender differences and metabolism office spaces are often way too cold for women.
This article proves the fact is true: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/04/science/chilly-at-work-a-decades-old-formula-may-be-to-blame.html allie_202_ , Israel Andrade Report POST Evil Swan Evil Swan Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) To be fair it is easier to wear an extra layer, than to undress. Considering male white color drescode -- men have to wear a jacket almost all the time, while for women it is ok to wear just a dress, or short sleave, or have a skirt/pants that doesnt cover her entiraly. As a woman i think we have it easier and have more options then it comes to temperature at workplace. 81 81points reply View More Replies... View more comments #11 Women are under diagnosed with autism because the diagnostic criteria was written for men and they haven't bothered updating it.
This article goes into depth of this issue: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/sep/14/thousands-of-autistic-girls-and-women-going-undiagnosed-due-to-gender-bias rachael Report POST Jenn C Jenn C Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Girls also get under-diagnosed with ADD/ADHD, because we have less visibly obvious symptoms. Boys often present with hyperactivity, but girls are more likely to have distractibility and focus problems. 51 51points reply View More Replies... View more comments #12 CPR dummies are almost always male-bodied, so people who are trained CPR often don't know how to perform it properly on women. This was true until just recently a female CPR dummy was released. However, not many countries have those and traditionaly CPR is still being taught on male body manikins:
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/new-female-manikin-vest-to-help-train-rescuers-on-proper-cpr-technique-for-women allie_202_ , manseok_Kim Report POST GirlFriday GirlFriday Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago The original CPR dummy was named Annie ("Annie Are You Ok? Are you OK, Annie?") and the face was modeled after a woman, however the body did not have breasts because it was "unseemly" to present such a model in public. This is changing, but many of the CPR dummies today do not have breasts. 63 63points reply View More Replies... View more comments See Also on Bored Panda Woman Shows How "Harry Potter" Characters Were Supposed To Look According To Book Descriptions (35 Pics) 50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective #13 Smartphones are often way too big for female hand sizes.
This article tries explaining why the most popular smartphone brands to not cater for different hand sizes: https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/smartphone-size-design-for-woman-hand/ allie_202_ , Ketut Subiyanto Report POST Marianne Marianne Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago And pockets in women's pants are much too small for them ... 95 95points reply View More Replies... View more comments #14 Some women have shared they have yet to sit on a chair with their feet flat on the floor. It's true that shorter men have the same problem, but on average male person's height is 5,9 when a female person's height is only 5.35 in the US Jaclyn , Andrea Piacquadio Report POST Donkey boi Donkey boi Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I've yet to sit on public transport or a plane and get my knees into to the gap between my seat and the one in front! 19 19points reply View More Replies... View more comments #15 N95 masks often don't properly fit the faces of women and Asian people, putting them in danger. Here's a recent study on this: https://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/clinical/many-n95-respirators-do-not-properly-fit-women-or allie_202_ , Kate Trifo Report POST Night Owl Night Owl Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) Similar with FFP2 masks - I think that meanwhile you can get them in different sizes but not all sizes are available everywhere (the smaller ones are harder to get) and the standards ones don't fit properly on smaller faces 21 21points reply View More Replies... View more comments #16 Women can't usually properly grip household tools because they are made for male hands. allie_202_ , Ksenia Chernaya Report POST Aunt Messy Aunt Messy Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Not only that, but battery driven machines are too heavy for me to use over more than five minutes. My wrists kill me. I had to spend DOUBLE the amount of money on a drill that plugs into the wall and has a smaller grip. 31 31points reply View More Replies... View more comments #17 It's a given that women aren't able to reach top shelves in their own houses.
This article lists how in fact the whole kitchen was designed based on average man's height:
https://qz.com/509501/why-kitchens-arent-designed-for-real-women/ allie_202_ , gunslingergirl19 Report POST Roger Haywood Roger Haywood Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Nor can a lot of men. 63 63points reply View More Replies... View more comments See Also on Bored Panda Overworked Employee Quits Because He Wasn't Getting A Fair Wage, Costs The Company $40 Million 40 Embarrassing Moments People Didn't Know Who They Were Talking To And Made A Fool Of Themselves #18 Fitness monitors (like fitbits) often don't accurately count steps when women are walking strollers (or anybody, for that matter, women just do it more often). allie_202_ , Lisa Report POST N G N G Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago They don't count steps if you walk with your hands in your pockets either. It's just not a very accurate device. 62 62points reply View More Replies... View more comments #19 Equipment at the gym - there's a lot of machines women can't use because they can't be adjusted to them properly. Cece , Mark Bertulfo Report POST Donkey boi Donkey boi Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I haven't been to the gym in 15yrs, but when I was last there all of the equipment was adjustable using 'pull-pins' and other easy adjustment methods. I would expect todays newer equipment to even more so. 23 23points reply View More Replies... View more comments #20 Keyboards/mouses are built with male sizes in mind, increasing rates of carpal tunnel/tendinitis in females. Maz , Orin Ryan Report POST Night Owl Night Owl Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago One of the things to keep in mind when looking for a new one - I have relatively small hands 29 29points reply View More Replies... View more comments Anyone can write on Bored Panda. Start writing! Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Add Your Answer! Not your original work? Add source Publish Change image Upload Photo Ooops! Your image is too large, maximum file size is 8 MB. Upload Upload Edit Image Error occurred when generating embed. Please check link and try again. Render conversation
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It wasn't done this way with ill intention, just with a lack of awareness. Medicine for ages has focused on and tested it's meds on young, slim, white, male patients as the standard patient because their test subjects were usually university students of exactly that description. We now see that this is harmful to women, children, older people (metabolism changes with age) and anyone who isn't slim or white (skin cancer comes to mind). Male engineers have built tools and cars and many other things from their own personal use experience, without thinking of the fact that people do come in all sizes and shapes. Children live in a world built for adults for exactly the same reason. 70 70points reply Jon S. Jon S. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This is the most sensible and useful comment I have seen on this page. 18 18points reply Load More Replies... fuggnuggins fuggnuggins Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I have rarely seen such a display of petty spitefulness in my entire life. What difference would any of these things make? None of these things favour any sex, and both sexes contribute to them. Evil male conspiracy against women. A list of 20 things that men AND women experience, that inhibit women. Yay for anti-sex-discrimination. 0 0points reply mmornelas mmornelas Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Relax, a lot of stuff does not fit me well either (I'm with the patriarchal oppressors) 0 0points reply just me just me Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Oh, well that makes it all just fine, then. Relax ladies, there's a man going through the same thing. Wouldn't it be nice if they made some of this stuff with people of differing heights and body shapes in mind? You might benefit, too. -2 -2points reply Remi Remi Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago With the medicine you've got a point, but everything else you've written is crazy talk. There are cars specifically built for woman, and tools and everything else. 0 0points reply Sakuhana Sakuhana Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Really? I'm trully genuinly surprised about the cars, never heard of that 7 7points reply bryguy bryguy Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago For years "women" vehicles were only based on pretty colors. Now if you look at a 2021 lists of cars built for "women" it's like a cute little convertible, a mini van, a VW beetle, etc. They are all just cars! Anyone can drive it. And the "tools for women" are literally the same model in pink. No changes for hand sizes or anything. So Remi instead of such a quick denial maybe you should do your own research and open your mind a bit 6 6points reply fuggnuggins fuggnuggins Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) bryguy Still no skirts in the menswear section. Evil female conspiracy against men. If you try hard and never give up you might someday manage to be more petty. 0 0points reply Pilot Chick Pilot Chick Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I’m surprised there was no mention of seatbelts. They are not designed for short people or anyone with boobs. 51 51points reply Carmen Sandiego Carmen Sandiego Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Or pockets! 17 17points reply Load More Replies... Babsevs Babsevs Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Look at the book "Invisible Women". Loads in there on the automobile industry's failure to deal with the female body 3 3points reply Kathryn Baylis Kathryn Baylis Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago (edited) I’m 5’6”, but short waisted, so sit shorter than a longer waisted person of the same height. I have to use those seatbelt clips to readjust where they cross my torso, otherwise they would leave a suspicious-looking bright angry red “rope burn”-type mark on the side of my neck, or just out and out garrotte me in an accident. 2 2points reply Joel Blazquez Sargatal Joel Blazquez Sargatal Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Most modern cars have seat belts that are adjustable to the height or all. I have not seen any car that doesn't. The boobs thing is a different story. We could all have racing belts, the ones that close at the front in an X shape. More cumbersome. More in the middle but safer for everyone 1 1point reply Leigh C. Leigh C. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I know seatbelts and the seat can be adjustable but when you're the passenger the correct position doesn't seem to jive with the drive nor anyone sitting in the back. 1 1point reply Vicky Zar Vicky Zar Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Or pregnant women 1 1point reply Joel Blazquez Sargatal Joel Blazquez Sargatal Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Sorry but that is a transitory state. I'm any case, I guess there could be an adapter that could be used for that... 0 0points reply Donna Leske Donna Leske Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Seatbelts! I'm not short (5' 9") or skinny but seatbelts usually ride directly across my neck. I push it down, moments later it's back up across my neck. 0 0points reply Yettichild Yettichild Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I'm a woman, and yes, things are unfairly favorable for men, but this is just getting ridiculous. A lot of the things she mentions do come in smaller sizes, they are just a bit harder to find. I have ZERO problems finding tools that fit my hand. Now, it takes a while to find that one perfect tool, but it does for EVERYONE. The chair thing is a matter of height, not gender. Really short people AND really tall people of all orientations have a hard time finding things that fit them in a mass produced world. 47 47points reply Martha Meyer Martha Meyer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago The problem is that women aren't "short people", we are just women. WE are half teh population and for us it's the normal size. 28 28points reply Load More Replies... Shelp Shelp Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Depends. There are also short men and tall women. 7 7points reply Martha Meyer Martha Meyer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. The average short man is still taller than the average short woman. -8 -8points reply Sam Yobado Sam Yobado Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago The world is not built for tall people, I can assure you. 13 13points reply Evil Little Thing Evil Little Thing Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. Depends on what you consider tall. I think everyone over 5'7" is tall. -4 -4points reply Tara Myanna Tara Myanna Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago Also, women are not ‘short men’ not only are we hormonally different, we also have different hip ratios etc 2 2points reply Ashley Galyen Ashley Galyen Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) Some of it is ridiculous. I think a broader take on this is that if 50% of the user base for goods or services are female then if you are a woman, you shouldn't have to try harder to find it as you are the normal user. Healthcare and cars are good examples. 7 7points reply Leo Domitrix Leo Domitrix Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I'm a very tall woman, so there's frankly no problem for ME, but my female relatives tend to be petite, so they do have a lot of problems. And I support their right to have the same access to a safety grip as taller people. 2 2points reply Cattress511 Cattress511 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I have never seen tools designed for women outside of basic household tool sets that some times include a drill, and from what I can tell, the only thing that makes them for women is feminine color, pink. None of those are brand name, or at least not one I recognize. None of the reputable brands make multiple size tool grips for different size hands, and if there is a tool company making goods for women, they aren't sold in any of the mainstream home improvement stores. Of course I wouldn't doubt that any tools designed for women would be priced higher because women would "choose" to pay more for the specialized option (like they choose deodorant or razors made in scents or designs for them instead of the 'basic' men's), and there wouldn't be much competition because women aren't a very significant market share for this kind of product. We are there, and growing, but half the employees I encounter at Home Depot still look around me for my male chaperone before answering my questions. 2 2points reply Ian Bartels Ian Bartels Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Thank you! This post is just looking for things to complain about. 1 1point reply just me just me Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Hey everyone! Someone is pointing out that things designed by men of average height work best for men of average height. How dare they point out how that's a flaw! I can't believe they want to draw attention to that! They should shut up and stop complaining. If you never point out a problem it will definitely get fixed. 1 1point reply Rissie Rissie Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago People that complain about everything, take away the focus from real issues (like healthcare). I hate that so much. 0 0points reply Lyone Fein Lyone Fein Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I would love to get some recommendations. I cannot find power tools small enough for my hands at all. Can you suggest a circular saw or other power saw that comes in a smaller size? 0 0points reply The Pants with Nobody Inside The Pants with Nobody Inside Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I have small, arthritic hands and bought myself a cordless drill / driver and corded jigsaw by Black & Decker which are lightweight and small enough for me to use properly. These are not contractor grade tools; they're mostly for light work and priced accordingly at around $20 each. They made all the difference in the world for me when it came to home improvements. 0 0points reply Load More Comments POST Martha Meyer Martha Meyer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago It's really good that there is increasing awareness of this. It wasn't done this way with ill intention, just with a lack of awareness. Medicine for ages has focused on and tested it's meds on young, slim, white, male patients as the standard patient because their test subjects were usually university students of exactly that description. We now see that this is harmful to women, children, older people (metabolism changes with age) and anyone who isn't slim or white (skin cancer comes to mind). Male engineers have built tools and cars and many other things from their own personal use experience, without thinking of the fact that people do come in all sizes and shapes. Children live in a world built for adults for exactly the same reason. 70 70points reply Jon S. Jon S. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This is the most sensible and useful comment I have seen on this page. 18 18points reply Load More Replies... fuggnuggins fuggnuggins Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I have rarely seen such a display of petty spitefulness in my entire life. What difference would any of these things make? None of these things favour any sex, and both sexes contribute to them. Evil male conspiracy against women. A list of 20 things that men AND women experience, that inhibit women. Yay for anti-sex-discrimination. 0 0points reply mmornelas mmornelas Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Relax, a lot of stuff does not fit me well either (I'm with the patriarchal oppressors) 0 0points reply just me just me Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Oh, well that makes it all just fine, then. Relax ladies, there's a man going through the same thing. Wouldn't it be nice if they made some of this stuff with people of differing heights and body shapes in mind? You might benefit, too. -2 -2points reply Remi Remi Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago With the medicine you've got a point, but everything else you've written is crazy talk. There are cars specifically built for woman, and tools and everything else. 0 0points reply Sakuhana Sakuhana Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Really? I'm trully genuinly surprised about the cars, never heard of that 7 7points reply bryguy bryguy Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago For years "women" vehicles were only based on pretty colors. Now if you look at a 2021 lists of cars built for "women" it's like a cute little convertible, a mini van, a VW beetle, etc. They are all just cars! Anyone can drive it. And the "tools for women" are literally the same model in pink. No changes for hand sizes or anything. So Remi instead of such a quick denial maybe you should do your own research and open your mind a bit 6 6points reply fuggnuggins fuggnuggins Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) bryguy Still no skirts in the menswear section. Evil female conspiracy against men. If you try hard and never give up you might someday manage to be more petty. 0 0points reply Pilot Chick Pilot Chick Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I’m surprised there was no mention of seatbelts. They are not designed for short people or anyone with boobs. 51 51points reply Carmen Sandiego Carmen Sandiego Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Or pockets! 17 17points reply Load More Replies... Babsevs Babsevs Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Look at the book "Invisible Women". Loads in there on the automobile industry's failure to deal with the female body 3 3points reply Kathryn Baylis Kathryn Baylis Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago (edited) I’m 5’6”, but short waisted, so sit shorter than a longer waisted person of the same height. I have to use those seatbelt clips to readjust where they cross my torso, otherwise they would leave a suspicious-looking bright angry red “rope burn”-type mark on the side of my neck, or just out and out garrotte me in an accident. 2 2points reply Joel Blazquez Sargatal Joel Blazquez Sargatal Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Most modern cars have seat belts that are adjustable to the height or all. I have not seen any car that doesn't. The boobs thing is a different story. We could all have racing belts, the ones that close at the front in an X shape. More cumbersome. More in the middle but safer for everyone 1 1point reply Leigh C. Leigh C. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I know seatbelts and the seat can be adjustable but when you're the passenger the correct position doesn't seem to jive with the drive nor anyone sitting in the back. 1 1point reply Vicky Zar Vicky Zar Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Or pregnant women 1 1point reply Joel Blazquez Sargatal Joel Blazquez Sargatal Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Sorry but that is a transitory state. I'm any case, I guess there could be an adapter that could be used for that... 0 0points reply Donna Leske Donna Leske Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Seatbelts! I'm not short (5' 9") or skinny but seatbelts usually ride directly across my neck. I push it down, moments later it's back up across my neck. 0 0points reply Yettichild Yettichild Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I'm a woman, and yes, things are unfairly favorable for men, but this is just getting ridiculous. A lot of the things she mentions do come in smaller sizes, they are just a bit harder to find. I have ZERO problems finding tools that fit my hand. Now, it takes a while to find that one perfect tool, but it does for EVERYONE. The chair thing is a matter of height, not gender. Really short people AND really tall people of all orientations have a hard time finding things that fit them in a mass produced world. 47 47points reply Martha Meyer Martha Meyer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago The problem is that women aren't "short people", we are just women. WE are half teh population and for us it's the normal size. 28 28points reply Load More Replies... Shelp Shelp Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Depends. There are also short men and tall women. 7 7points reply Martha Meyer Martha Meyer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. The average short man is still taller than the average short woman. -8 -8points reply Sam Yobado Sam Yobado Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago The world is not built for tall people, I can assure you. 13 13points reply Evil Little Thing Evil Little Thing Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. Depends on what you consider tall. I think everyone over 5'7" is tall. -4 -4points reply Tara Myanna Tara Myanna Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago Also, women are not ‘short men’ not only are we hormonally different, we also have different hip ratios etc 2 2points reply Ashley Galyen Ashley Galyen Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) Some of it is ridiculous. I think a broader take on this is that if 50% of the user base for goods or services are female then if you are a woman, you shouldn't have to try harder to find it as you are the normal user. Healthcare and cars are good examples. 7 7points reply Leo Domitrix Leo Domitrix Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I'm a very tall woman, so there's frankly no problem for ME, but my female relatives tend to be petite, so they do have a lot of problems. And I support their right to have the same access to a safety grip as taller people. 2 2points reply Cattress511 Cattress511 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I have never seen tools designed for women outside of basic household tool sets that some times include a drill, and from what I can tell, the only thing that makes them for women is feminine color, pink. None of those are brand name, or at least not one I recognize. None of the reputable brands make multiple size tool grips for different size hands, and if there is a tool company making goods for women, they aren't sold in any of the mainstream home improvement stores. Of course I wouldn't doubt that any tools designed for women would be priced higher because women would "choose" to pay more for the specialized option (like they choose deodorant or razors made in scents or designs for them instead of the 'basic' men's), and there wouldn't be much competition because women aren't a very significant market share for this kind of product. We are there, and growing, but half the employees I encounter at Home Depot still look around me for my male chaperone before answering my questions. 2 2points reply Ian Bartels Ian Bartels Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Thank you! This post is just looking for things to complain about. 1 1point reply just me just me Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Hey everyone! Someone is pointing out that things designed by men of average height work best for men of average height. How dare they point out how that's a flaw! I can't believe they want to draw attention to that! They should shut up and stop complaining. If you never point out a problem it will definitely get fixed. 1 1point reply Rissie Rissie Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago People that complain about everything, take away the focus from real issues (like healthcare). I hate that so much. 0 0points reply Lyone Fein Lyone Fein Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I would love to get some recommendations. I cannot find power tools small enough for my hands at all. Can you suggest a circular saw or other power saw that comes in a smaller size? 0 0points reply The Pants with Nobody Inside The Pants with Nobody Inside Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I have small, arthritic hands and bought myself a cordless drill / driver and corded jigsaw by Black & Decker which are lightweight and small enough for me to use properly. 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“ The World Is Built For Men” Woman Gives 20 Examples That Show How Women Are Discriminated In Everyday Life
Rokas Laurinavičius andAustėja Akavickaitė
Publish Not your original work? Add source Men generally dominate key institutions. They govern, manage, preach, and according to TikTok user Allie, they have built the physical world for themselves, too. To illustrate her point, she started a TikTok video series. Standing in front of a green screen displaying her research, Allie provides a wide range of real-life examples of how women are discriminated against on a day-to-day basis. From using power tools to getting medical prescriptions, here are some of her arguments. More info: TikTok
TikTok user Allie has created a video series to show people that the world is built for cis men
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Image credits: allie_202_ This post may include affiliate links. #1 Car crash dummies are built with a male standard, meaning that in car crashes, women are almost 50% more likely to be seriously injured than men.This article goes in depth about this sad, but true, fact: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/feb/23/truth-world-built-for-men-car-crashes allie_202_ , Brady Holt Report POST Night Owl Night Owl Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago That's a long known problem. There are standard (=male) dummies, children dummies and baby dummies but not women dummies. This causes many problems with women drivers and passengers in the case of a crash - especially if that crash is frontal https://www.consumerreports.org/car-safety/crash-test-bias-how-male-focused-testing-puts-female-drivers-at-risk/ 47 47points reply View More Replies... View more comments #2 A lot of medicines are tested exclusively on men, so women end up getting prescribed doses that are way too much for them.
There's a very recent study on the matter that proves how severe this is: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200812161318.htm allie_202_ , Yu Morita Report POST Marylen Marylen Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) I spent 7 years trying to find a good antidepressant. A friend of mine (a woman), knowing that I was a sensitive person, recommended I try the lowest dose. I found the 'right medication' right after, it's 75% of the minimum dose of a medication I already tried, which is usually prescribed just to see if there are no side-effects before being doubled. I open the small capsule every morning to empty it a bit. My doctor believes it's in my head, that I should not feel it at such a small dose. It's not the first time this happens. 31 31points reply View More Replies... View more comments #3 Women are often misdiagnosed. They experience 50% higher rates of heart attack misdiagnosis, because they get less typical-symptoms, like subtle chest pressure or tightness in the chest, rather than the male presentation of full-blown chest pain.
Here's a recent study that proves this fact: https://www.jcreiterlaw.com/posts/women-more-likely-than-men-to-suffer-misdiagnosis-according-to-studies/ allie_202_ , RODNAE Productions Report POST Penny Fan Penny Fan Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago If a woman under 45 is ill its dismissed as "hormone trouble". If a woman over 45 is ill it's dismissed as "menopause" No need to examine further... 85 85points reply View More Replies... View more comments #4 Head rests in cars - they push women's head forwards funny, especially if they have their hair up. It's not comfortable or safe. remi , Pixabay Report POST Martha Meyer Martha Meyer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Same for seats on trains. I've noticed how they are custom built for a man of about 1,75 m sitting upright. Don't dare being smaller or the back of your head will be pushed forward by the "neck rest" intended for the taller man! 46 46points reply View More Replies... View more comments #5 It's considered totally normal for women to take birth control and deal with all of these side effects, but barely anyone ever talks about making birth control for men.
This study shows that male vs female contraceptives had almost identical side effects, yet male contraceptives were not fully developed due to these effects: https://blogs.bmj.com/bmjsrh/2019/12/04/adverse-effects-male/ allie_202_ , alycialeonard Report POST Anne Anne Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago They invented a male pill. It was considered to have too many side effects. So they made one for women. Same amount of side effects, but now considered acceptable. 91 91points reply View More Replies... View more comments #6 There's always absurdly long lines at women's restrooms because they're built unfairly with not enough stalls.
This article goes in depth why that's the case, listing economical and sexit reasons why this problem remains in our lives; https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2019/01/women-men-bathroom-lines-wait/580993/ allie_202_ , Peter Report POST N G N G Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago They often have the same footprint as the men's restrooms. One key difference is that, even if you have the same number of stalls, there will still be a longer line outside the women's toilets because women have to take longer. For a pee - a man has to open a zip, whip out his penis, relax a few muscles, shake, replace and wash his hands. Women need to first get half-undressed (literally, the bottom half must be undressed) to perform the same function. Women's lines would be shorter if we were given different equipment to use. And that's without entering into menstruation delays. Really, to be equal in timing, women need more stalls. 88 88points reply View More Replies... View more comments #7 NASA had to cancel its first all-female spacewalk because they didn't have enough women-sized spacesuits. allie_202_ , NASA Johnson Report POST Brendan Brendan Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I heard about this a while ago, and I am still shocked by it. 35 35points reply View More Replies... View more comments #8 Women often cannot comfortably reach the safety bars on metro subways.
This is true for children and shorter men, but as more than 50% deal with this problem, they should have found a way to change it for sure? Well they didn't allie_202_ , Wilfredorrh Report POST Samantha Lomb Samantha Lomb Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Practically dislocate my arm every time 42 42points reply View More Replies... View more comments #9 Speech-recognition software is 70% more likely to accurately recognise male voices. When Siri was released in the US, she could find prostitutes and Viagra suppliers, but not abortion providers. If you told her you'd been [sexually assaulted], she'd reply "I don't know what you mean by that".
This article goes in depth about this issue: https://hbr.org/2019/05/voice-recognition-still-has-significant-race-and-gender-biases allie_202_ , Omid Armin Report POST Brendan Brendan Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This makes sense, actually. Alexa understands me almost every time I speak to her. However, my wife has to repeat herself to Alexa half of the time. 42 42points reply View More Replies... View more comments #10 Because of gender differences and metabolism office spaces are often way too cold for women.
This article proves the fact is true: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/04/science/chilly-at-work-a-decades-old-formula-may-be-to-blame.html allie_202_ , Israel Andrade Report POST Evil Swan Evil Swan Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) To be fair it is easier to wear an extra layer, than to undress. Considering male white color drescode -- men have to wear a jacket almost all the time, while for women it is ok to wear just a dress, or short sleave, or have a skirt/pants that doesnt cover her entiraly. As a woman i think we have it easier and have more options then it comes to temperature at workplace. 81 81points reply View More Replies... View more comments #11 Women are under diagnosed with autism because the diagnostic criteria was written for men and they haven't bothered updating it.
This article goes into depth of this issue: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/sep/14/thousands-of-autistic-girls-and-women-going-undiagnosed-due-to-gender-bias rachael Report POST Jenn C Jenn C Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Girls also get under-diagnosed with ADD/ADHD, because we have less visibly obvious symptoms. Boys often present with hyperactivity, but girls are more likely to have distractibility and focus problems. 51 51points reply View More Replies... View more comments #12 CPR dummies are almost always male-bodied, so people who are trained CPR often don't know how to perform it properly on women. This was true until just recently a female CPR dummy was released. However, not many countries have those and traditionaly CPR is still being taught on male body manikins:
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/new-female-manikin-vest-to-help-train-rescuers-on-proper-cpr-technique-for-women allie_202_ , manseok_Kim Report POST GirlFriday GirlFriday Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago The original CPR dummy was named Annie ("Annie Are You Ok? Are you OK, Annie?") and the face was modeled after a woman, however the body did not have breasts because it was "unseemly" to present such a model in public. This is changing, but many of the CPR dummies today do not have breasts. 63 63points reply View More Replies... View more comments See Also on Bored Panda Woman Shows How "Harry Potter" Characters Were Supposed To Look According To Book Descriptions (35 Pics) 50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective #13 Smartphones are often way too big for female hand sizes.
This article tries explaining why the most popular smartphone brands to not cater for different hand sizes: https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/smartphone-size-design-for-woman-hand/ allie_202_ , Ketut Subiyanto Report POST Marianne Marianne Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago And pockets in women's pants are much too small for them ... 95 95points reply View More Replies... View more comments #14 Some women have shared they have yet to sit on a chair with their feet flat on the floor. It's true that shorter men have the same problem, but on average male person's height is 5,9 when a female person's height is only 5.35 in the US Jaclyn , Andrea Piacquadio Report POST Donkey boi Donkey boi Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I've yet to sit on public transport or a plane and get my knees into to the gap between my seat and the one in front! 19 19points reply View More Replies... View more comments #15 N95 masks often don't properly fit the faces of women and Asian people, putting them in danger. Here's a recent study on this: https://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/clinical/many-n95-respirators-do-not-properly-fit-women-or allie_202_ , Kate Trifo Report POST Night Owl Night Owl Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) Similar with FFP2 masks - I think that meanwhile you can get them in different sizes but not all sizes are available everywhere (the smaller ones are harder to get) and the standards ones don't fit properly on smaller faces 21 21points reply View More Replies... View more comments #16 Women can't usually properly grip household tools because they are made for male hands. allie_202_ , Ksenia Chernaya Report POST Aunt Messy Aunt Messy Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Not only that, but battery driven machines are too heavy for me to use over more than five minutes. My wrists kill me. I had to spend DOUBLE the amount of money on a drill that plugs into the wall and has a smaller grip. 31 31points reply View More Replies... View more comments #17 It's a given that women aren't able to reach top shelves in their own houses.
This article lists how in fact the whole kitchen was designed based on average man's height:
https://qz.com/509501/why-kitchens-arent-designed-for-real-women/ allie_202_ , gunslingergirl19 Report POST Roger Haywood Roger Haywood Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Nor can a lot of men. 63 63points reply View More Replies... View more comments See Also on Bored Panda Overworked Employee Quits Because He Wasn't Getting A Fair Wage, Costs The Company $40 Million 40 Embarrassing Moments People Didn't Know Who They Were Talking To And Made A Fool Of Themselves #18 Fitness monitors (like fitbits) often don't accurately count steps when women are walking strollers (or anybody, for that matter, women just do it more often). allie_202_ , Lisa Report POST N G N G Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago They don't count steps if you walk with your hands in your pockets either. It's just not a very accurate device. 62 62points reply View More Replies... View more comments #19 Equipment at the gym - there's a lot of machines women can't use because they can't be adjusted to them properly. Cece , Mark Bertulfo Report POST Donkey boi Donkey boi Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I haven't been to the gym in 15yrs, but when I was last there all of the equipment was adjustable using 'pull-pins' and other easy adjustment methods. I would expect todays newer equipment to even more so. 23 23points reply View More Replies... View more comments #20 Keyboards/mouses are built with male sizes in mind, increasing rates of carpal tunnel/tendinitis in females. Maz , Orin Ryan Report POST Night Owl Night Owl Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago One of the things to keep in mind when looking for a new one - I have relatively small hands 29 29points reply View More Replies... View more comments Anyone can write on Bored Panda. Start writing! Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Add Your Answer! Not your original work? Add source Publish Change image Upload Photo Ooops! Your image is too large, maximum file size is 8 MB. Upload Upload Edit Image Error occurred when generating embed. Please check link and try again. Render conversation
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It wasn't done this way with ill intention, just with a lack of awareness. Medicine for ages has focused on and tested it's meds on young, slim, white, male patients as the standard patient because their test subjects were usually university students of exactly that description. We now see that this is harmful to women, children, older people (metabolism changes with age) and anyone who isn't slim or white (skin cancer comes to mind). Male engineers have built tools and cars and many other things from their own personal use experience, without thinking of the fact that people do come in all sizes and shapes. Children live in a world built for adults for exactly the same reason. 70 70points reply Jon S. Jon S. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This is the most sensible and useful comment I have seen on this page. 18 18points reply Load More Replies... fuggnuggins fuggnuggins Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I have rarely seen such a display of petty spitefulness in my entire life. What difference would any of these things make? None of these things favour any sex, and both sexes contribute to them. Evil male conspiracy against women. A list of 20 things that men AND women experience, that inhibit women. Yay for anti-sex-discrimination. 0 0points reply mmornelas mmornelas Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Relax, a lot of stuff does not fit me well either (I'm with the patriarchal oppressors) 0 0points reply just me just me Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Oh, well that makes it all just fine, then. Relax ladies, there's a man going through the same thing. Wouldn't it be nice if they made some of this stuff with people of differing heights and body shapes in mind? You might benefit, too. -2 -2points reply Remi Remi Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago With the medicine you've got a point, but everything else you've written is crazy talk. There are cars specifically built for woman, and tools and everything else. 0 0points reply Sakuhana Sakuhana Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Really? I'm trully genuinly surprised about the cars, never heard of that 7 7points reply bryguy bryguy Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago For years "women" vehicles were only based on pretty colors. Now if you look at a 2021 lists of cars built for "women" it's like a cute little convertible, a mini van, a VW beetle, etc. They are all just cars! Anyone can drive it. And the "tools for women" are literally the same model in pink. No changes for hand sizes or anything. So Remi instead of such a quick denial maybe you should do your own research and open your mind a bit 6 6points reply fuggnuggins fuggnuggins Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) bryguy Still no skirts in the menswear section. Evil female conspiracy against men. If you try hard and never give up you might someday manage to be more petty. 0 0points reply Pilot Chick Pilot Chick Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I’m surprised there was no mention of seatbelts. They are not designed for short people or anyone with boobs. 51 51points reply Carmen Sandiego Carmen Sandiego Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Or pockets! 17 17points reply Load More Replies... Babsevs Babsevs Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Look at the book "Invisible Women". Loads in there on the automobile industry's failure to deal with the female body 3 3points reply Kathryn Baylis Kathryn Baylis Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago (edited) I’m 5’6”, but short waisted, so sit shorter than a longer waisted person of the same height. I have to use those seatbelt clips to readjust where they cross my torso, otherwise they would leave a suspicious-looking bright angry red “rope burn”-type mark on the side of my neck, or just out and out garrotte me in an accident. 2 2points reply Joel Blazquez Sargatal Joel Blazquez Sargatal Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Most modern cars have seat belts that are adjustable to the height or all. I have not seen any car that doesn't. The boobs thing is a different story. We could all have racing belts, the ones that close at the front in an X shape. More cumbersome. More in the middle but safer for everyone 1 1point reply Leigh C. Leigh C. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I know seatbelts and the seat can be adjustable but when you're the passenger the correct position doesn't seem to jive with the drive nor anyone sitting in the back. 1 1point reply Vicky Zar Vicky Zar Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Or pregnant women 1 1point reply Joel Blazquez Sargatal Joel Blazquez Sargatal Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Sorry but that is a transitory state. I'm any case, I guess there could be an adapter that could be used for that... 0 0points reply Donna Leske Donna Leske Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Seatbelts! I'm not short (5' 9") or skinny but seatbelts usually ride directly across my neck. I push it down, moments later it's back up across my neck. 0 0points reply Yettichild Yettichild Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I'm a woman, and yes, things are unfairly favorable for men, but this is just getting ridiculous. A lot of the things she mentions do come in smaller sizes, they are just a bit harder to find. I have ZERO problems finding tools that fit my hand. Now, it takes a while to find that one perfect tool, but it does for EVERYONE. The chair thing is a matter of height, not gender. Really short people AND really tall people of all orientations have a hard time finding things that fit them in a mass produced world. 47 47points reply Martha Meyer Martha Meyer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago The problem is that women aren't "short people", we are just women. WE are half teh population and for us it's the normal size. 28 28points reply Load More Replies... Shelp Shelp Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Depends. There are also short men and tall women. 7 7points reply Martha Meyer Martha Meyer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. The average short man is still taller than the average short woman. -8 -8points reply Sam Yobado Sam Yobado Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago The world is not built for tall people, I can assure you. 13 13points reply Evil Little Thing Evil Little Thing Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. Depends on what you consider tall. I think everyone over 5'7" is tall. -4 -4points reply Tara Myanna Tara Myanna Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago Also, women are not ‘short men’ not only are we hormonally different, we also have different hip ratios etc 2 2points reply Ashley Galyen Ashley Galyen Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) Some of it is ridiculous. I think a broader take on this is that if 50% of the user base for goods or services are female then if you are a woman, you shouldn't have to try harder to find it as you are the normal user. Healthcare and cars are good examples. 7 7points reply Leo Domitrix Leo Domitrix Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I'm a very tall woman, so there's frankly no problem for ME, but my female relatives tend to be petite, so they do have a lot of problems. And I support their right to have the same access to a safety grip as taller people. 2 2points reply Cattress511 Cattress511 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I have never seen tools designed for women outside of basic household tool sets that some times include a drill, and from what I can tell, the only thing that makes them for women is feminine color, pink. None of those are brand name, or at least not one I recognize. None of the reputable brands make multiple size tool grips for different size hands, and if there is a tool company making goods for women, they aren't sold in any of the mainstream home improvement stores. Of course I wouldn't doubt that any tools designed for women would be priced higher because women would "choose" to pay more for the specialized option (like they choose deodorant or razors made in scents or designs for them instead of the 'basic' men's), and there wouldn't be much competition because women aren't a very significant market share for this kind of product. We are there, and growing, but half the employees I encounter at Home Depot still look around me for my male chaperone before answering my questions. 2 2points reply Ian Bartels Ian Bartels Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Thank you! This post is just looking for things to complain about. 1 1point reply just me just me Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Hey everyone! Someone is pointing out that things designed by men of average height work best for men of average height. How dare they point out how that's a flaw! I can't believe they want to draw attention to that! They should shut up and stop complaining. If you never point out a problem it will definitely get fixed. 1 1point reply Rissie Rissie Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago People that complain about everything, take away the focus from real issues (like healthcare). I hate that so much. 0 0points reply Lyone Fein Lyone Fein Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I would love to get some recommendations. I cannot find power tools small enough for my hands at all. Can you suggest a circular saw or other power saw that comes in a smaller size? 0 0points reply The Pants with Nobody Inside The Pants with Nobody Inside Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I have small, arthritic hands and bought myself a cordless drill / driver and corded jigsaw by Black & Decker which are lightweight and small enough for me to use properly. These are not contractor grade tools; they're mostly for light work and priced accordingly at around $20 each. They made all the difference in the world for me when it came to home improvements. 0 0points reply Load More Comments POST Martha Meyer Martha Meyer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago It's really good that there is increasing awareness of this. It wasn't done this way with ill intention, just with a lack of awareness. Medicine for ages has focused on and tested it's meds on young, slim, white, male patients as the standard patient because their test subjects were usually university students of exactly that description. We now see that this is harmful to women, children, older people (metabolism changes with age) and anyone who isn't slim or white (skin cancer comes to mind). Male engineers have built tools and cars and many other things from their own personal use experience, without thinking of the fact that people do come in all sizes and shapes. Children live in a world built for adults for exactly the same reason. 70 70points reply Jon S. Jon S. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This is the most sensible and useful comment I have seen on this page. 18 18points reply Load More Replies... fuggnuggins fuggnuggins Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I have rarely seen such a display of petty spitefulness in my entire life. What difference would any of these things make? None of these things favour any sex, and both sexes contribute to them. Evil male conspiracy against women. A list of 20 things that men AND women experience, that inhibit women. Yay for anti-sex-discrimination. 0 0points reply mmornelas mmornelas Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Relax, a lot of stuff does not fit me well either (I'm with the patriarchal oppressors) 0 0points reply just me just me Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Oh, well that makes it all just fine, then. Relax ladies, there's a man going through the same thing. Wouldn't it be nice if they made some of this stuff with people of differing heights and body shapes in mind? You might benefit, too. -2 -2points reply Remi Remi Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago With the medicine you've got a point, but everything else you've written is crazy talk. There are cars specifically built for woman, and tools and everything else. 0 0points reply Sakuhana Sakuhana Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Really? I'm trully genuinly surprised about the cars, never heard of that 7 7points reply bryguy bryguy Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago For years "women" vehicles were only based on pretty colors. Now if you look at a 2021 lists of cars built for "women" it's like a cute little convertible, a mini van, a VW beetle, etc. They are all just cars! Anyone can drive it. And the "tools for women" are literally the same model in pink. No changes for hand sizes or anything. So Remi instead of such a quick denial maybe you should do your own research and open your mind a bit 6 6points reply fuggnuggins fuggnuggins Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) bryguy Still no skirts in the menswear section. Evil female conspiracy against men. If you try hard and never give up you might someday manage to be more petty. 0 0points reply Pilot Chick Pilot Chick Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I’m surprised there was no mention of seatbelts. They are not designed for short people or anyone with boobs. 51 51points reply Carmen Sandiego Carmen Sandiego Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Or pockets! 17 17points reply Load More Replies... Babsevs Babsevs Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Look at the book "Invisible Women". Loads in there on the automobile industry's failure to deal with the female body 3 3points reply Kathryn Baylis Kathryn Baylis Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago (edited) I’m 5’6”, but short waisted, so sit shorter than a longer waisted person of the same height. I have to use those seatbelt clips to readjust where they cross my torso, otherwise they would leave a suspicious-looking bright angry red “rope burn”-type mark on the side of my neck, or just out and out garrotte me in an accident. 2 2points reply Joel Blazquez Sargatal Joel Blazquez Sargatal Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Most modern cars have seat belts that are adjustable to the height or all. I have not seen any car that doesn't. The boobs thing is a different story. We could all have racing belts, the ones that close at the front in an X shape. More cumbersome. More in the middle but safer for everyone 1 1point reply Leigh C. Leigh C. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I know seatbelts and the seat can be adjustable but when you're the passenger the correct position doesn't seem to jive with the drive nor anyone sitting in the back. 1 1point reply Vicky Zar Vicky Zar Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Or pregnant women 1 1point reply Joel Blazquez Sargatal Joel Blazquez Sargatal Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Sorry but that is a transitory state. I'm any case, I guess there could be an adapter that could be used for that... 0 0points reply Donna Leske Donna Leske Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Seatbelts! I'm not short (5' 9") or skinny but seatbelts usually ride directly across my neck. I push it down, moments later it's back up across my neck. 0 0points reply Yettichild Yettichild Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I'm a woman, and yes, things are unfairly favorable for men, but this is just getting ridiculous. A lot of the things she mentions do come in smaller sizes, they are just a bit harder to find. I have ZERO problems finding tools that fit my hand. Now, it takes a while to find that one perfect tool, but it does for EVERYONE. The chair thing is a matter of height, not gender. Really short people AND really tall people of all orientations have a hard time finding things that fit them in a mass produced world. 47 47points reply Martha Meyer Martha Meyer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago The problem is that women aren't "short people", we are just women. WE are half teh population and for us it's the normal size. 28 28points reply Load More Replies... Shelp Shelp Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Depends. There are also short men and tall women. 7 7points reply Martha Meyer Martha Meyer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. The average short man is still taller than the average short woman. -8 -8points reply Sam Yobado Sam Yobado Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago The world is not built for tall people, I can assure you. 13 13points reply Evil Little Thing Evil Little Thing Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. Depends on what you consider tall. I think everyone over 5'7" is tall. -4 -4points reply Tara Myanna Tara Myanna Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago Also, women are not ‘short men’ not only are we hormonally different, we also have different hip ratios etc 2 2points reply Ashley Galyen Ashley Galyen Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) Some of it is ridiculous. I think a broader take on this is that if 50% of the user base for goods or services are female then if you are a woman, you shouldn't have to try harder to find it as you are the normal user. Healthcare and cars are good examples. 7 7points reply Leo Domitrix Leo Domitrix Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I'm a very tall woman, so there's frankly no problem for ME, but my female relatives tend to be petite, so they do have a lot of problems. And I support their right to have the same access to a safety grip as taller people. 2 2points reply Cattress511 Cattress511 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I have never seen tools designed for women outside of basic household tool sets that some times include a drill, and from what I can tell, the only thing that makes them for women is feminine color, pink. None of those are brand name, or at least not one I recognize. None of the reputable brands make multiple size tool grips for different size hands, and if there is a tool company making goods for women, they aren't sold in any of the mainstream home improvement stores. Of course I wouldn't doubt that any tools designed for women would be priced higher because women would "choose" to pay more for the specialized option (like they choose deodorant or razors made in scents or designs for them instead of the 'basic' men's), and there wouldn't be much competition because women aren't a very significant market share for this kind of product. We are there, and growing, but half the employees I encounter at Home Depot still look around me for my male chaperone before answering my questions. 2 2points reply Ian Bartels Ian Bartels Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Thank you! This post is just looking for things to complain about. 1 1point reply just me just me Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Hey everyone! Someone is pointing out that things designed by men of average height work best for men of average height. How dare they point out how that's a flaw! I can't believe they want to draw attention to that! They should shut up and stop complaining. If you never point out a problem it will definitely get fixed. 1 1point reply Rissie Rissie Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago People that complain about everything, take away the focus from real issues (like healthcare). I hate that so much. 0 0points reply Lyone Fein Lyone Fein Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I would love to get some recommendations. I cannot find power tools small enough for my hands at all. Can you suggest a circular saw or other power saw that comes in a smaller size? 0 0points reply The Pants with Nobody Inside The Pants with Nobody Inside Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I have small, arthritic hands and bought myself a cordless drill / driver and corded jigsaw by Black & Decker which are lightweight and small enough for me to use properly. 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