Why women have to queue for the toilet – and what it says about how cities are designed

By Belen Martinez, Research Fellow, Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research, Sheffield Hallam University

Do you remember the last time you had to queue for a toilet? If several examples spring to mind, the chances are you were standing in the women’s line. Whether at theatres, airports, shopping centres or festivals, the pattern is the same: men breeze in and out with barely a wait, while women stand in line.

In most public buildings, toilet space is divided by floor area, giving men and women roughly equal space. While this might appear fair, research…

Read complete article

~	Iran: Internet Shutdown Violates Rights, Escalates Risks to Civilians

~	New Report Warns Trump EPA Undermining Health

~	Cameroonian Separatist Leaders Arrested in Belgium

~	Public health needs steady budgets – and federal funding uncertainty causes real harms, even if the money is later restored

~	Most Saharan dust is generated by ‘hidden thunderstorms’ high above the desert

~	Russia Declares Leading LGBT Rights Group ‘Extremist’

~	China’s muted response over war in Iran reflects Beijing’s delicate calculus as a concerned onlooker

~	Are women more safe today in England and Wales than they were in the past – or less? What the evidence shows

~	Wit, courage and guile: ten literary heroines to inspire you on International Women’s Day

~	How lessons from Iraq are shaping Starmer’s Iran response