You should not be able to look up through any floor or stair surface to look up anyone's clothing in any public environment where some people may be wearing dresses/skirts instead of trousers. Any design that's a built-in creep magnet to look up people's clothes annoys me greatly.

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I can't think of a single argument for glass ceilings/floors. As for stairs with no backs, those things are dangerous and should be banned anyway.

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My seatbelt constantly slides up due to my breasts. I so often worry about getting decapitated by my seatbelt.

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This! When I am wearing a coat I can slide the seat belt under my coat lapel, but in summer when I'm just wearing a T-shirt, the seat belt is cutting into my neck. And at 5'7" I'm not even particularly small.

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Pockets.

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That pic is a very good representation of that. Whoooop, phone drops out and down the mountain. I switched to only using pants with zipper pockets because of that

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Feminine products should be provided for free
in public restrooms anywhere that toilet paper is provided. Dispensers should be a normal part of restroom design, like toilet paper holders.

I almost always have a tampon on me, but of course, the one time I don’t, I start my period days early while at a museum with no re-entry. Their restroom surprisingly had a tampon machine that required quarters; and I surprisingly actually had a quarter on me. I was like, “wow this is actually my lucky day”. Then guess what? The tampon machine ate my quarter and gave me nothing. Happily the museum staff provided me with a tampon when I told them what happened, but that was after having to leave the resteoom with toilet paper shoved in my pants.

So ever since then, I’m wondering why feminine products aren’t available and stocked like toilet paper in restrooms. It’s a basic hygiene issue and most women will only use the free stuff in an emergency anyway.

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Several Swiss universities and gymnasiums have actually started doing that. It's not wide spread yet, but a nice start

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Crash test dummies with women's body types (including ones representing pregnancies) used for automotive testing, please! I recall reading that women are more likely to sustain serious injuries when airbags go off, than they are from the initial vehicle accident.

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This should be mandatory. There is absolutely no excuse and no justification for deliberately ignoring the safety of half the population.

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Breast holes in massage tables 🙏.

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I... I never thought about that before. But now it just makes sense. I think an indentation of sorts would be better, to help support the weight of those with larger breasts. Or maybe little titty hammocks...

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Can we please get boxes or even just a trash can for period product disposal in all unisex bathrooms. I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve had to awkwardly walk out with a wrapped up pad to track down a trash can only to go back to wash my hands again. I can’t even begin to imagine how bad it is for people who use tampons regularly….

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It's a nightmare for people who use tampons regularly. It's not like you can just shove it in your pocket!

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Can I call the development of medical solutions "designing"? (I'm gonna.)


I want the design of medical solutions (anything from medicine to braces to even first aid courses or whatever) to be more inclusive for women. Many drugs are initially not tested on women, which can lead to them not discovering positive effects that the meds have on women but not men. The symptoms for heart attacks are different for women, so more women don't get the proper help for a heart attack. It's such a dark side of inequality.

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The only stage d***s are not tested on women is in a first-in-human study, which usually involves a handfull of patients and is a one time thing for each d**g. Any d**g that pass the clinical trials for approval must have been tested in thousands of patients and have a balance of male and female (unless the disease is sex-specific). This hasn't been true for decades. Source : me, working in clinical trials since 2007.

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I would love to see purse or bag hooks mounted on the bathroom vanities in public restrooms. Every once in a while I find them, but for the most part, they are non-existent. I hate putting my purse on the floor anywhere in a bathroom but the countertops are usually too wet or small to hold bags while I’m washing my hands.

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It's not much, or clean, but usually you can hang them at the door k**b/handle. Better than the floor at least

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This might seem shallow, I don't know, but I would really love cute shoes for women with big feet. They seriously don't exist. If they do, I've not been able to find them.

I swear shoe manufacturers think all women have small, slender, dainty little feet. I know I am not the only chick with long, wide feet.


I wear a men's size 11 wide width sneaker. Yeah......my feet are huge. So, that roughly translates to a women's size 13. Good luck finding a cute shoe or stylish dress boots in that size. I even started looking at shoes for drag queens -- which I can usually find the size I need but unfortunately not the style I want.

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I switched to men's shoes because of that. Then, a friend showed me an LGBTQ+ shop that is great because it has all sorts of clothes in unisex so both men and women can fit into them. I can only recommend this, finally dresses with real pockets and huge shoes!

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Safety equipment is so rough. We couldn't find a full-face respirator that fit half our team at work because they're small women. Would also love curvy work pants and some nitrile gloves made for short, fat fingers, please.

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It's SO hard to find real work and safety clothes for women. There are "work boots" that are just cheap fashion shoes made to look like work boots. There are "cargo pants" with decorative pockets and fake hammer loops. But real steel-toed non-slip boots? Real carpenters' pants? Very hard to find, and very expensive.

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Better head rests in cars. Idk how many times I’ve sat down and my head can’t sit straight. The head rest is angled forward and down, so my height doesn’t work (5’4”) then add in a pony tail and I can’t actually use the seat.. I have to use the steering wheel (that I’m already so close to) to pull myself away from the seat and the floor to push my butt backwards. The entire time. I now I have a van, sooooo much better. I’ve passed on buying vehicles that had horrible head rests and my husband got confused because it was comfortable for him. He liked the car. I said nope. I can’t drive that safely.

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The height of the headrest is an issue in a lot of cases (my tiny misses barely reaches it), but I feel that more information about the proper use of a headrest is needed for everyone: The top of the headrest must come up to at least the top of your ears—preferably to the top of your head—and be within two to four inches of the back of your head. Angled head rests should have the thickest part positioned at the top of your ears. If you wear a ponytail or bun at the back of the head you should remove it when driving, as it would increase your chances of neck injury during an impact. A cushion or booster should be used if required.

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Seatbelts designed for women’s bodies would be great, actually.

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Yes. It not just height, either. My father and I, are the same height, but he doesn't get strangled by the seatbelt slipping between his chesticles.

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Reasonable business bags. I have to carry 1-2 laptops and the backpack/ trolly is my office. Most business backpacks, bags and trolleys are designed for men. The backpack's straps are too wide for my shoulders and give me back pain. The Trolley is usually quite big and weirdly constructed, so I can't carry it well when necessary. It's for wider shoulders and more muscled arms and no hips, so it will bump against my hips and legs all the time when I use the handle or shoulder strap. That's not fun with 5-8kg.

Also, white blouses. Don't make them see through, thankyouverymuch.

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I agree with the bag (if you have big balloons, they will get squashed!), but these trolleys are a nuisance to everyone. Men, women, children and everyone in between, the trolleys see all of us as their sworn enemies

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This is a lot more trivial than what others have suggested, but, tools and implements. I'd like secateurs designed for my small hands and chef's cleavers made with the same philosophy. Phones I can hold comfortably, and drills that are an appropriate size. I want these things to made for AFAB users, not simply coloured pink.

There are definite safety benefits derived from being able to properly grip and handle a tool, too.

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Yes! And safety gear that fits! I am average size and my hands are not that small, but i really have to stretch and reach to use the brake and clutch lever on my motorcycle...

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More bicycles or cycling bikes with wider seats. I love biking, but it always hurts. I know that you can buy a seat that is wider and will cater to a woman's pelvis, but that doesn't always speak to Spin classes, and they're an extra expense on top of already expensive bicycles. I'd love accessible fitness. It could have made such a difference earlier in my life.

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I agree. So much pain

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Women’s clothes that come in classic colors or patterns, use decent fabric, and have a classic fit. It’s impossible to buy clothes. If you like the color, it’s made with some horrible fabric. Or it has a weird trendy fit. No, I don’t actually want a mustard color
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Bathrooms and changing rooms are going to gender neutral. Which is a nice idea, but I think this guy in my building uses it to jerk off, which is gross. You’ve been hogging the bathroom for 20 minutes and stroll out with the Victoria Secret catalog.

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Pretty sure the other guys in the block also don't like the ... forgive me the joke, jerk-off jerk.

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Cargo style utility trousers like they sell in the men's area of Walmart for like 20 dollars... but for women. I cannot find anything similar for women unless I want to spend 80 dollars per pair. I mean seriously, I can find dozens of cargo LEGGINGS for women before I find a decent pair of real cargos.

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Cargo leggings, has to be the most useless thing I've ever heard of.

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Anything and everything to be built for female bodies, not to be confused with miniaturized male bodies.

Shoes. Car seats. Sporting equipment. Tools. Working spaces. Safety equipment. Medications and medical procedures.

I went with my team for a customer visit recently and they gave us access badges with clips. The men clipped them to their suit jackets. The women among us in sweaters and blouses had to figure out where tf to clip them. Most companies hand out breakaway lanyards these days, which work for folks in any type of clothing. Just the most recent irritant I experienced where it was obvious women were not considered in their customer visit process development.

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Clip them to the bottom of your jumper or jacket - upside down. Makes the point but fulfils your obligations.

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Spaces for comfortable, hygienic breastfeeding that are not bathrooms. Should have comfortable seating, sinks, waste bins, changing tables, and hooks for hanging bags and coats, as well as counter space for laying out pump parts.

Women are statistically more likely to be caring for young children in public so more spaces that are friendly to young children, like enclosed indoor play areas at libraries, coffee shops, etc. Features like safety barriers that do not have wide gaps, covered outlets, and safe window coverings make me feel more at ease with my kids in public.

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changing stations in mens bathrooms as well what if a dad is out with his kiddo on his own how is he supposed to change them

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Would love to be able to reach all of my kitchen cabinets without having to completely renovate my kitchen.

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I’m having a hard seeing why a lot of these are a problem. So you want to be able to reach your top cabinets and sit on the floor to cook? How is a cabinet in your kitchen something specifically made for men when most women cook.

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I'd just want to ban all glass or metal grate catwalks and stairs in contemporary architecture. My job has me visiting conference centers, hotels and flagship office building fairly frequently and there's just so much accidential peeping tom architecture going on...

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No accidental peeping. The person has to expressly look up and it would be embarrassing to explain what he/she was doing.

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We need more stalls in public spaces. With elbow room, at least one hook for the bag, seat covers. Correct lighting, so we can see a puddle if needed. Family restrooms with a privacy closet in case it’s Dad taking the daughter, which I think is a need, and I’ve not seen that.

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The blue lights are so people can't shoot themselves d***s up their veins in the stalls, not to be inconvenient. Also, from what I've seen about American architecture, the first thing you should fix is having toilet doors without giant creepy gaps.

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Bathroom stalls without inch wide gaps in the doors would be amazing!

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Anywhere in the world but the USA. When i last visited I honestly have never been so embarrassed in my life trying to use period products when there's a queue of women you actually have eye contact with looking at you through the gap. Wtf? It's got nothing to do with the "configuration" of the toilets being different as my country uses some of the same companies to build/construct them. It's got nowt to do with d**g use prevention (my city was literally the heroin capital of Western Europe). It's some weird puritan c**p for sure.

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Doors that are easier to open. I'm barely 100 lbs and a lot of doors are just impossible to open for me. It was especially annoying when I worked at the office building with doors that could literally crush me. I understand some of them need to weigh a lot due to fire safety requirements, but a lot of them are just unnecessarily big.

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Try combining this with being a wheelchair user! I don't even have the advantage of a stable grounding - I pull a heavy door, and I just pull myself towards it. I was even trapped inside a disabled cubicle once because of an overly-heavy self-closer. They're ridiculous.

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Not cringey “Girl power yihaaa” type of stuff when it comes to Geek stuff.
When I find a cool shirt or what, it’s mostly designed for men because of the character, the color, or the anime/comic. When I look at women shirt, mostly pink or pastel color, girly heroes with cringey women empowering writing, or cute animals.
Like, I can’t appreciate a good DBZ shirts with a fight printed on it, too “male”, I better watch some Barbie or shojo girls related stuff 🥴
I want a shirt of my shape with a f*****g good fight and blood on it, please 🙌.

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Sometimes the mens graphic shirts are cooler then women shirts at Walmart. And places. There a many times I bought a mens graphic shirt cause I like it so much.

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We really need feminist cities or cities designed to keep women safe. More lights on streets, less alleyways, public transit that has security guards, buildings with warmer rooms or rooms with average temperatures that are comfortable to women, accessible sports stadiums, etc.

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Some of these sound logic (for example, building infrastructure that doesn't allow dangerous people to hide in the shadows or behind corners), but others of these are bụ̈llshit. Acey already said that the stadium thing is weird, but the warmth of buildings? So women are comfortable? That's nonsense, and doesn't even help women at all. I for my part don't even like when a room is too warm.

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Changing tables in assine places. My kids are out of diapers now, but I cringe everytime I walk into most public restrooms and see where they put the changing tables.

Like they should never be next to the hand drier those are too loud to have next to a kids head or in the entryway so everyone has to scoot around you or if their is a line you are basically changing a diaper in the middle of it .. just why, why not open the damn thing and think about the logistics before bolting it to the wall.

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also, changing tables can become a bit "messy" and unhygnic. So blowing a large amount of air into that area and spreading whatever microparticles is there all over the room, might not be the best idea.

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All sinks at a reachable distance from the toilet, so I can wash from period blood without having to walk to the sink like a penguin or even have to put on my pants to walk out to the sink and then walk back to the toilet. In my country there are bidets in most homes but in public bathrooms it's still very s****y. It just makes it twice as hard, specially when you use the menstrual cup.

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that is a fact that has never occurred to me, I have today learned that is a issue for women.

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