“The World Is Built For Men”: Woman Gives 20 Examples That Show How Women Are Discriminated In Everyday Life
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.
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TikTok user Allie has created a video series to show people that "the world is built for cis men"
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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
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/
It also causes difficulties for women who are driving or passengers without being in an accident. The sash part of the set belt does not fit comfortable across female chests but rather, rides up across their necks.
Load More Replies...The NHTSA actually does use female crash test dummies and you can even meet them on their website. They use 2 adult female dummies in all crashes. One is an Adult Female with a height of 4’ 11” - and weight of 108 lbs. The other is a Small Adult Female with a 4’ 11” height and weight of 97 lbs. One obvious issue I could see is the 2 Adult Male dummies that are used are pretty close to the height and weight of the average US male. The female ones however are quite far from the height and weight of the average US female (5' 4" inches and 170.6 lbs)
not true anymore. dummies come in all shapes and sizes, even pregnant ones.
Out of date. Many countries also test with women and child dummies now.
I'm 6'3 and wide a lot of cars on our roads are very small and I would be severely impacted by that getting into a crash, I would be rigid and tight and no room to move around, the worst thing to be in a car crash, in most of the cars you get here, we don't have all big cars like America does, I drive a old VW golf, not at all made for me but my wife likes how it drives so I'm good.
With all the respect: the vehicle sturdiness plays a role. In statistics, things are recorded as accidents, but men tend to drive more pickup trucks, while some women preferred smaller cars. I lived in a college town, and I saw many female college students driving Volkswagen Beetle, Mini cooper while male Students leaned towards pickup trucks (yes, pick up trucks are very popular in some places in the USA). I am happy to see that now all are favoring small/midsized SUV. (Again, not bashing this study, just wanted to highlight the additional factor in safety: small vehicle and big vehicle, and the simple physics). Stay safe, everyone
False. Crash test dummies come in all shapes and sizes, just like people.
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
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.
They also prescribe the same dose to all men regardless of their size and weight. My husband is a cardiac patient and weighs 68kgs and is 5 feet 7 inches tall. A fellow patient was 120kgs and 6 feetc2 inches tall... and on the same meds and dosage. My husband ended up back in hospital for 3 days...the meds nearly killed him...until they reduced the dosage right down.
i became aware of this in college when one of my professor for the health class pointed out that as a woman and being only four foot eight and 90 lbs she often had to remind doctors of that fact when prescribing for her.
This one is absolutely true! Anaesthetists & Veterinarians are the only people that take the size (and weight) of their patients into account when dispensing medicines.
Buuuullshiiiiit. "A" study. You can find "a" study that "proves" anything. What's a double blind? Maybe women aren't being socially responsible enough and not volunteering their bodies to science as much as men. Multiple references and thorough dissemination or f**k right off you mysandrist s**t stirring little c**t.
It's not just about the weight - there are many physical differences between men and women which makes the the medication work differently. Example: if the medication is fat-soluble, women need less of it because they have a higher percentage of fat. Historically even medication made exclusively for females was tested only on men (because female have a menstrual circle, can get pregnant etc.). Nowadays there's some progress, but it's still slow
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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/
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...
Women don't get less typical symptoms, they get typical female heart attack symptoms. Doctors however have long been thaught only the typical male symptoms.
Luckily that is starting to change at the universities. Another problem is medication and the doses of medication being only tested on men which brings all kinds of problems with women later taking the same dose of the same medication (medication working differently, too much medication, overdose, dose not enough for the medication to work, other side effects than men, stronger side effects ...)
Load More Replies...A perfect example! At 38, my mom literally had blood clots in her heart and A triple bypass immediately ( she is healthy and thriving now) and the doctor just said she was having heart burn and just need to take some tums! Heart problems are hereditary in my family and needless to say, we don't go to that doctor anymore.
I experienced this and watched a Dr killed a patient because he was too stuck on the fact that I did not have MD behind my name that he wouldn't listen. So she died because he did a chemical stress test to prove to me that it wasn't her heart she had uptrending troponin also. Dr do not always know what they are talking about.
omg! drs need to be trained not to look at women as hormonal creatures. once had a dr. - a specialist that i was sent to find out what what going on with me since my general practioner couldn't figure it out - that i was just a '4F': 40, fat, fertile, female. i was half way getting dressed behind the curtain when he said this. grabbed my shoes, threw the curtain back, told him he was an idiot, and finished dressing in the elevator, much to the surprise of the guy who was already in there. turned out i have a progressive degenerative disease, no cure, no real treatment except pain management. that was 30 yrs ago. would have hoped to have things get better since then but apparently not.
I was in the middle of a miscarriage (tubal pregnancy) when I went to the hospital. It was my second so I knew exactly what was going on. The Doctor in the emergency room flatly refused to treat me and ordered me to go home. "You're having female issues, you don't have what your talking about, I'm releasing you to go home." I tried to argue and was shut down. So, I turned to the Nurse and told her to call the Police (that hospital had a police substation in it) and to tell them I wanted to file attemped murder charges against the Intern, and then call for an OB-GYN specialist immediately. She listened to me. The specialist arrived, and I was in emergency surgery within 20 minutes. I still filed charges against the Intern for failure actually do his job
Oh, everyone is misdiagnosed. How is this person getting attention? She's clearly demented and dimwitted.
Head rests in cars - they push women's head forwards funny, especially if they have their hair up. It's not comfortable or safe.
Even easy chairs in living rooms. I never buy the ones with headrests, because I end up with a sore neck from the weird angle they push my head to.
Load More Replies...This isn't just bad for women anyone under a certain height has to deal with this
I refused to buy a car I otherwise liked for this reason. There was absolutely no way to adjust the headrest in a way that didn't push my head forward painfully. My much taller husband found it perfectly comfortable.
Headrests in cars are not comfortable because they are made for safety, not comfortability. The headrest pushes your head forward and down to keep it close to your spine so in the event of a rear-end collision it prevents neck hyperflexion. If you reallllllly need that comfortable headrest go with a luxury vehicle that has the ability to move the headrest forward and backward.
head rests are not meant to be for resting your head. they are to keep your head in position during a crash.
I have no hair at all, and have the same problem with modern headrests. It's like they're encouraging a hunched posture.
Now I know how I don't get head rest much comfortable for resting. And don't get me started about seat belt and breasts, I got 170cm, the belt is on lowest as it gets and it's still on my neck and slipping on my breasts. 🤦♀️🤦♀️
oh yeah. I hate those forward tilted headrests. They suck! with all the seat ergonomics going on allowing drivers to change lumbar support, side bolsters, thigh support, calf support, arm rests buttock massagers and heating, cooling and on and on and on, you'd think seats would come with height AND tilt adjust. but noooo...
This...it literally triggers my Reynaud's b/c the angle that it forces my head/neck to be in causes the pinched nerves in my right arm/hand/fingers (very painful) & then it's hard to drive. I have a manual transmissions, so it's kinda important to have my right arm to shift.
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/
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.
A podcasts explained this to me (I don't remember which). When a woman takes birth control, yes they have side effects, it was determined that the pills side effects were acceptable in comparison to the potential side effects of getting pregnant and carrying a child. With a male, he isn't at risk of the side effects of pregnancy so, the side effects are considered too risky for little to no benefit for the man. It sucks and I would love if the male pill was normalized. An unplanned pregnancy can easily derail a person's life and stunt their ability to earn and better their lives.
Load More Replies...Lets face it, a large number of men would love to have the option of having more birth control methods available to us. At present we have condoms and trust. Condoms are nowhere near as reliable as they claim they are so It would be extremely empowering to be able to take a pill and not need to place our faith in someone else to sort this for us.
But could you deal with the side effects? That was the issue that prevented the male pill from becoming available.
Load More Replies...As well as when a woman wants to be sterilized and the doctor refuses because she "might change her mind".
Even if her health is at risk. I have adenomyosis (tumors growing inside my uterine wall) and three doctors denied me a hysterectomy "because i will change my mind". The last one pushed me to have a another surgery (less effective) but did not tell me that pregnancy afterwards is possible but extremely risky for me (26% chance of death amongst other risks). Despite that he refused to sterilise me when I asked him to. All to protect my fertility. He sees his behaviour as perfectly valid...I will have a talk with his boss tomorrow but i doubt that they will even tap him on the fingers. On a decent world he would have his medical license removed for endangering my life and lying to me.
Load More Replies...actually, there have several attempts for oral birth control for men but the men who participated experienced the side effects that women get as well: mood swings, weight gain, etc. and said they wouldn't take it. so, women have to accept the responsibilities and the risks. funny thing is that when a man is asked to wear a condom some, not all, will complain about lack of feeling. if they knew how to use one properly it would be better for them.
Bullshit. This is an urban myth. "The study was halted because of safety concerns raised by an independent safety-review board, not because men couldn’t handle the side effects. Additionally, one of the study participants committed suicide" https://www.thecut.com/2016/11/the-real-reason-the-male-birth-control-study-was-halted.html
Load More Replies...I would have assumed that it was because men, not being the ones to get pregnant, had less incentive to take a contraceptive pill than women.
Could you (would you) trust a man who said he'd taken his pill if you were the one going to get pregnant?
How many women would trust a man who said "don't worry baby, I'm on the pill"?
I see it more as something that both would take just in case. But not only the man. After all women are the one who risk their health in pregnancy
Load More Replies...How about this : let's denounce hormone pills as inappropriate for both sexes, since they bring those side-effects to both sides. You can just not take them anymore. There's other options available. Then there's the anti-contracept method of condoms (men), which is very commonly used though not as effective , net (female version condom)(women) which I have never heard anyone using it, and then there's vasectomy which is actual surgery ( = that is why it is not as common - not because of sexism) and for women there's IUD, which is not a surgical procedure, and impossible to be done for men.
Because if the man don't take his pill, it's still le woman that get pregnant...
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/
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.
This turned out to be false. The reason why there's always longer queues in front of the women's is because the women's have the same amount of stalls as the men's but the men's also have urinals, therefore increasing the total amount of loos
Load More Replies...I think that has something to do with men being able and willing to take a leak against a wall or tree rather than queue.
i don't know if you're a penis carrying person or not. But most fun is still just peeing in the free air, up and away!! (do it downwind)
Load More Replies...In Belgium, where I'm from, at most big events, this problem is simply bypassed by women going into the mens restrooms. The men really could not care less about this and our stalls are mostly unused anyway. And at music festivals there is no such thing as men's or women's restrooms. They are all unisex, problem solved.
If there is a queue o a women's restroom and nobody at a men's restroom, I'll just go to the men's one. Not a big deal, no reasons to make this queue any longer.
in all those cases the line at women's toilets were so much longer, i've never seen a man complain when a women went to the mens toilet. maybe unisex toilets should be the rule for the stalls
I always recommend the men´s room to the women waiting in the line. I do not see a problem with that and a lot are happy about that offer (or use it anyway^^)
A fantastic development where I live in the LGBQT fight is new restaurants no longer have men's and women's restrooms - its a hallway with individual toilet/sinks and doors. It started at a food festival when someone asked why porta-potties need to be separated so women had longer lines. One restaurant has a green light over each door for empty. My favorite uses the Japanese model where the sink drains into the toilet's water tank. Where able to go from 2 bathrooms with 10 stalls to 16 individual bathrooms due to saving sink space. One queue, no-one peeking through the crack, no arguments, no shy-kidney syndrome.
Thisnis the solution. Men and women can use stalls but women cannot use urinals. The logic solution is to make unisex bathrooms with closed stalls.
Load More Replies...I feel like that's more size constraints. Urinals just take up less space and can be used faster is all. In all retail jobs I have worked, the bathrooms have always had either an equal amount of stalls for men or women or more stalls in the female bathroom.
And the stalls are a lot smaller than they used to be the doors are closer to the toilet as well.
Thats because ladies no longer wear crinoline dresses that were about as wide as we are tall. Thank goodness that fashion idea has gone away!
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NASA had to cancel its first all-female spacewalk because they didn't have enough women-sized spacesuits.
This was simply due to the fact that both astronauts where size medium. Nothing to do with their sex. If 2 medium size men had been scheduled, one would also have had to stay behind and replaced by a large-sized astronaut. Current space-travel still only has limited cargo space. Bringing multiples of each size of space suit is simply not a priority as long as not all crew members are the same height.
Load More Replies...From the Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/mar/25/nasa-all-female-spacewalk-canceled-women-spacesuits): Astronaut Anne McClain had a large-sized suit prepared for her, but after a spacewalk the week before, she found that the medium-sized was a better fit and would be the most appropriate suit to wear to venture back outside the International Space Station. An additional medium-size top could not be prepared in time, so she gave up her place to a male colleague.
Load More Replies...one of them broke. IT BROKE. the all female spacewalk was postponed until repairs could be made, and has, as of this date, taken place.
Well DUH 1982 was the first time a woman went to space, until recently women seemed to be opting out of Space travel.
kind of like the military, what are the % of male vs female astronauts? this is just logical you are not going to have equal numbers of small space suites when the average falls heavily on the large side.
Bruh why are you trying to force anti-feminism so hard in these posts? Instead of these petty instances, try tackling real issues like job employment bias.
soooooooo, there's not a suit for every female astronaut? what if there's an EMERGENCY???
sooooo, there's not one for every female astronaut? what if there's an EMERGENCY????
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
Not only men. I'm a 178cm tall woman. And get hit by those things sometimes. Not every time, though. Because these handles aren't just loose shoe laces, or plain chains, they're some kind of thick plastic that doesn't dance around like that. Also, the train rarely has to hit the brakes like that. Most times the stop is smooth enough. Finally, when they do hit my head, it's uncomfortable, but it doesn't actually hurt.
Load More Replies...Hmmm never thought about this. They should make it for the average height of women then. Men can do just fine with the bar a bit lower.
It's a safety issue because people can hit their head pretty bad if the train brakes hard. Shorter people, not only women but also children and many men, can still hold onto the vertical bars. I often have this issue myself.
Load More Replies...SO Neither can young kids, short men or old people. Metros are built from a standard pattern. So get over it, not everyone can reach the bars.
You should probably not show a picture of a woman comfortably reaching the safety bar.
I was "graced" with height but a lot of my friends have this problem
that's why i always leave the straps for the small people (whether it's a cis man or a woman)
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
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.
For my family, Alexa always ignores my mom and listens to me and my sister. My mom jokes it's like having a third daughter.
Load More Replies...It's because they (Alexa, Siri etc.) have been tested (maybe even only) on men during development
Its the same reason facial recognition does so much worse for non whites too
Load More Replies...This is a result of de facto segregation in tech fields. Women have been discouraged, both actively and passively, to not go into technology. When you have a team of 10 people testing your new X recognition software, its not going to learn about variation outside those 10 white, Berkeley accented, male vocal ranges. It then gets sent to a lab to be tested by 25 white, variously accented, male vocal ranges.
Does anyone actually need an Alexa or Siri? I've never had either one and don't feel that my life is incomplete.
Hey Google listens to my husband, my dog, the tv and sometimes farts... but not my voice.
That abortion thing might be a more uniquely US thing due to the controversy surrounding it, rather than it being a specifically gendered thing.
Not everything you haven’t experienced is a “uniquely US thing”. Abortion is legal in every single state in the USA, controversy or no.
Load More Replies...As a woman I have never had any trouble with this. I feel like most women don't speak clearly or enunciate and they tend to speak too quietly. If people speak up and speak clear they won't have an issue regardless of gender.
This is actually more complicated, human speech is an extremely complex sound. If 10 people who all grew up in the same house speaking one language said the same word they would all sound just different enough that the software might have trouble recognizing the word. It's not just male vs female either. The sound of an individuals voice depends on the size and shape of their throat and vocal cords. It can also be affected by diseases like Parkinson's that affect fine motor control. This is why it's suggested that you take the time to train the AI to recognize how you as an individual pronounce words.
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
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.
I don't agree for winter temps. I'm wrapped up in ten layers and still cold.
Load More Replies...As a woman, I keep a sweater at work. This is one area that either one or the other is going to be uncomfortable, there isn't going to be a compromise. Nobody has more rights, but in THIS arena, keeping it cooler overall and letting the people who feel cold wear an extra layer is really the only possible solution.
I've word in an office that was too hot, and that is way worse than chilly.
Load More Replies...This used to affect me badly when I was younger. Menopause has left me very hot natured, whereas I used to be cold natured, so cooler office temps would suit me just fine—-now. However, I would never dismiss anyone else’s concerns about being so cold their fingers are numb, because that used to be me.
That is the problem I have now too! I used to keep warm layers at the office to pile on. There are only so many clothes I'm willing to take off to cool down though!
Load More Replies...I'm a woman and I hate the heat, I'm glad offices are as cold as they are
Women have different metabolisms to other women so what's too cold for one woman may be too warm for another. Other factors include body fat %, muscle mass %, age etc. for both men and women. Offices will never be the right temperature for everyone as everyone is different. That means men and women.
I wear dresses and sleeveless shirts. I'm a woman. I can't work when it's hot. If you are cold, wear a jacket. I can't undress more.
This will forever be a battle. My first job was in a large packing factory. The men would be sweating and would welcome a door being left open for some fresh cool air while the women were shouting "Shut the door I'm too cold!" What can you do? It's easier for the women to wear more layers than have the men strip to their underwear lol. But then I assume us men suffer more in summer when i gets too hot if women generally run cooler? At least here in UK where air conditioning isn't anywhere near as popular as many other countries?
When one is cold in an office, one can add another layer or turn on a space heater to change your local air temperature. When one is hot, you cannot take off your bottom layer and turn on a personal air conditioner. I agree that spaces don't need to be kept at 65 degrees but they shouldn't be kept at 80 either. If you want to push the upper range, let everyone wear thinner/shorter clothing in a business environment. Get the base temperature to uncomfortable for all but can be made comfortable by the individual.
More of a clothing issue then anything else. Men are more likely to wear shirts that cover more up and pants. Worse at a formal affair. What idiot decided that at a formal event (wedding in particular), the men should wear a suit and tie while women should wear something closer to a bathing suit?
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
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.
Is this because women are taught to be less fidgety in order to be "polite"?
Load More Replies...I think everything on this list is slowly changing. But the change is very very slow - on some things almost non-existent. It's why we need equality and for women to speak up, bring even every-day problems to light and strive for changes
Load More Replies...The autism diagnositic criteria is written for a nonverbal white male child. It's difficult for anyone outside that category to get an accurate diagnosis. In addition, one of the required symptoms (at one point in time, can't remember if it's been changed) was trauma. If you raise your autistic child with accommodations & make life enjoyable before getting a diagnosis, doctors would (will?) not give an autism diagnosis because the child wasn't traumatized. I think everyone's understanding of autism should be totally scrapped & rebuilt.
And the whole issue is way more complicated than anyone had thought: genetic markers for autism differ by gender and the female markers tend to produce what appear to be moderate symptoms, which are rarely taken seriously.
Yes, this is so true. I finally got my diagnosis of Autism/Asperger's Syndrome at the age of 40, after decades of struggling to cope with being so different to everyone else that I felt suicidal for most of my life. It also masked my dyslexia. I learnt to read differently to everyone because I see words as images linked to a specific sound; my daughter taught herself to read English in exactly the same manner when she was 6. She was born in the Netherlands, and was already fluent in Dutch and English and could also already read Dutch.
I've been going to the Drs/hospital regularly for the past 30 years for a condition I have, and I'd say the level of arrogance is a pretty even split: I've met as many arrogant female medical professionals as male. Saying that, most of both male and female professionals have been very pleasant and helpful.
Load More Replies...They are saying the symptom guide is written so doctors look for how it presents in men and overlook its presentation in women. Same is true for ADD as women tend to not bounce off the walls the same way.
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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
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.
Okay, unseemly? There could be lives in danger!
Load More Replies...You know they are called 'Annie' right? CPR is performed the same on both men and women. There is NO difference! If you are concerned about breasts, don't be. Gravity will do most of the work and CPR is more important than dignity.
Fun fact: Michael Jackson's 'Smooth Criminal' has the lyrics "Annie are you ok?". When he was in the studio recording the BAD Album in 1986, he was adjusting the lyrics that he'd written and felt the name he had used wasn't right so he stepped out and went to the bathroom at the Westlake recording studio in Los Angeles. On his way back in he passed the Annie CPR dummy in the hallway and decided that he would use that name as if flowed better in the song.
Load More Replies...I understand where you are coming from, but the presence of breast does not influence how to perform CPR. It is the position of the sternum and ribs that dictate where to put your hands. Finding those on an obese male is actually much harder than on a normal sized women. The breasts naturally move out of the way when a women is lying on her back and they also do not influence the force you need to exert to perform proper CPR.
Not if they are wearing a bra.....sorry, but I have rather large breasts and my bra would have to undone to effectively perform CPR
Load More Replies...On the other hand which man would do CRP and risk being accused of being a pervert?
because it's concider "un wanted sexual contact" for a CPR dummy to have female parts. I don't think i would risk trying CPR on a woman anyway. Simply because i'm a gentleman.
A gentleman says, "You are too delicate; no use trying to save your life"?
Load More Replies...Honestly, as a medstudent, I don't see why it would make a difference. You do the CPR the exact same way on both body type...
Muscular structure under the skin is the same, and organs affected by CPR are also the same. One does not need to add boobies to a mannequin to practice CPR lol.
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/
Because we decided we like to watch movies and reads books on our phones. Being able to do it is more important to me than having a smaller phone.
UUUUummmm calling total BS on this - plenty of smaller smartphones available; unless you are an absolute iphone slave
All the women I know have larger phones than I do. It seems like a preference thing.
Buy a smaller one. Such a simple solution to a non-existent problem.
Well- Apple did start catering for people with small hands by releasing a mini version of the iPhone 12. I’d assume they will keep doing this with future models.
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
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!
This is because at that point the distance between your chair and the chair in front of you is designed for maximum profit, not Comfort or safety
Load More Replies...I used to think that I was being overly dramatic until....I visited Japan. Furniture suddenly made sense and I didn't have to fiddle around adjusting everything AND I could see my face in the mirror rather than the tuft of hair on top of my head.
I dont ever remember sitting in a char and being able to touch properly the floor. If you can regulate the chair (like an office one) then the table is too high for me. Its absurd. Offices should provide with chairs/tables that can be regulated or at least stools to put the feet on
To the “adjust the chair” people. The (US) standard desk height sold to regular consumers is 30-32”. Even commercial level sold to businesses varies quite a bit, and frequently leans toward 30”. Unless you purchase a tiny desk chair, which frequently have a lot of missing features of regular desk chairs (including comfort), most chairs you will find are based on the average height of men. Which means even adjusting it down won’t necessarily work. But on the off chance you get lucky with a chair that will go down you’ll then be too short for your desk. This has been a huge issue for both my husband and I as we’re both 5’5”. At work our desk was a good height (yay for cubes), but the chairs were too tall even at the lowest. At home we had to custom build desks as it wasn’t possible to find a desk 27-28” in height. Still can’t get a low enough chair, so we’re forced to keep a footstool under the desk.
Well a lot of office chairs are adjustable. So this isn’t a problem for every singe chair in the world.
Right. Because being forced to work at a desk that's up to your chin is such a comfy experience.
Load More Replies...What the f**k..? I'm 5'7 & have never in my entire life been unable to touch my feet to the floor with extreme ease while sitting in any chair.
It's not just women who have this issue. Chairs are built to a standard size.
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
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
When I was in Vet school, we had to buy our own gloves. The XS was about 20% more expensive and you had to order them a week or two in advance.
Load More Replies...N95 masks require training and certification for hospital staff to wear (In the UK at least), the average person will not know how to make it fit properly (myself included before I had training last year). They are available in different sizes and are adjustable to fit almost any shape of face. Sorry but this one is just bullshit.
Masks sizes? Where? There's anything like that here, and after I spend 5€ on a new mask I need to work, I have to gift it to someone else because it's too big and enters in my eyes.
Living inTasmania, Australia, I have not needed to use an N95 mask yet.
Asians have been wearing masks for decades now because of their poor air quality. That is BS that the masks don't fit.
They don't fit my big old lump of a head either, I have to use one of those clips to fasten it around my noggin.
Women can't usually properly grip household tools because they are made for male hands.
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.
Actually corded tools are usually way cheaper than cordless ones, about half the cost since you are not paying for a battery..and the weight is about the same, some are even heavier..
Load More Replies...I do not have typical male "paws", but not problem at all. Power tools up to rotary hammers come in different fashions. All you need to do is to go to the hardware store instead of ordering online to find out which models are ergonomic for you.
Load More Replies...Does the OP think that all men have the same size hands? Sure I don't have a problem with my tools, but neither does my wife (other than the weight of some of them) and I have friends that work in the trades that will only use certain brand drills because the the grips are 'not as thick'.
There are tools with smaller handles designed for women. You don't like them either because they're unnecessarily gender specific and are probably pink and have the words 'for women' on the box.
Tools marked for women are usually not as sturdy or well made. Tools made for the Japanese market typically do work well for women because on average Japanese men's hands are smaller.
Load More Replies...While I agree they can be too large (staplers often assume a very wide grip range), an undersized grip on a tool for a person with average/larger hands is dangerous and equally uncomfortable. Don't assume all tools are one size fits all, got to a shop and try trem out, they are on display for that exact reason.
I was given a drill, where the battery is so bulky that I literally can't unlock it to charge it. My hand can't stretch wide enough to press both releases at once. It's so stupid that I have to wait till my dad visits on Sundays, to charge it if it dies.
I know so many drills where this isn't the problem but maybe the market differs from country to country. Often those products aren't designed sexistic but rather designed poorly in general.
Load More Replies...BS on this one, my wife makes and fits window blinds for a living and all too often men have 'tool envy' on the trade spec tools she has. In fact, any tool company that made tools for female hands would be ruined for discrimination in this day and age...
My 7 year old can use my cordless drill, albeit not super comfortably, although that's mainly due to the weight
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/
Well they are designed to use the space. Like cabinets over a fridge. No one can reach that.
The space between the fridge and the wall is where you keep your stepstool.
Load More Replies...At least at home I can use a step stool. What I have problems with is no longer being able to reach stuff on the top shelf in grocery stores. I didn't shrink, they just keep remodeling with higher and deeper shelves. I'm not short either, 5'7".
what's the solution for this? make small houses that are unsuable for half the population or make smaller cabinets and just was a lot of space?
in Asia, especially Japan, the houses are smaller (they don't have a lot of tall people) - there a lot of pictures about it from tall tourists having problems with the shower-heads being too low etc. :D
Load More Replies...I would love to have shelves that high as it would give more storage room. No, I'm stuck with a midget sized kitchen built by standard measurements not too long ago. Higher ones are available now but while on the list, a new kitchen is not going to happen for a few years. I'm tall but no giant, but if I cut anything my back hurts within minutes. Some time ago I let my grandma test it, due to old age shrinkage she was 20cm smaller than me and the kitchen just about fit. This statement is too general plus vague. What's bad about using a step ladder for reaching the appliance you only need once a year?
They are also designed to give a certain amount of clearance between the worktop and the cupboards above. Bring the cupboards down and then taller people can't see what they are doing on the worktop. Bring the height of the cupboards down and you lose storage space. I have a neat little set of steps in my kitchen that tuck under the units and are faced with a kickboard. These are great as my cupboards go all the way to the ceiling.
But this is the fault of the constructor, when i install the shelves (i make it by myself) i put them a little bit down from wich normally would been, and voila!!, problem solved.
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).
They don't count steps if you walk with your hands in your pockets either. It's just not a very accurate device.
I don't think it's possible for women to walk with their hands in their pockets given how damn small (or non existent) they always are.
Load More Replies...Yes, and they don't count steps when you're pushing a trolley around the hardware store or when you're pushing a wheelbarrow around a construction site either.
Or a lawnmower. I put my fitpot in my backpocket if i push a stroller. Not as accurate as on my wrist but much better. Problem fixed.
Load More Replies...So this point doesn't belong in this list? a fitbit isn't made to be used when holding your hands in a stable position. i walk my kids stroller more often but my wife wears a fitbit when doing and i'm not. Maybe that can be added to the list why the fitbit fails her more than it does me.
The question should be WHY is it not made to account for this variable? I'd bet its because the designers are mostly men and walking with a stroller never even crossed their minds
Load More Replies...Soooo..... shouldn't those things just be made/ worn on the ankles instead of the wrists? Easy solution in my humble opinion
Put it in a sock and then put that into the dryer and set it for 30 minutes, air only. Problem solved. Gender neutral. (I read it on the interwebs.)
Load More Replies...Those fecking things don't work for anyone!! If your hand is on a stroller it's gliding so it's not going to pick up movement very well.
....you have no idea how a pedometer works. How is it going to understand the movement of your wrist if your wrist isn't moving?
This isn't about being male or female again. Devices like the Fitbit that are on your wrist aren't counting steps, they are counting the swings of your arm which can correlate to steps but is still somewhat inaccurate. For a better counting of you steps attach the device to your ankle.
use your cellphone and download an app or just google maps to track the distance you have traveled its just as good and you can post it online for bragging rights.
Equipment at the gym - there's a lot of machines women can't use because they can't be adjusted to them properly.
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.
Most machines I can adjust and use. A few just won't adjust small enough.
Load More Replies...I am yet to find a piece of gym that I can adjust to my size
Load More Replies...then get your own machines or ask for help. Gyms have folks that can teach you if you only ask
I'm short (5'6") and have trained for years in many guys in different countries, and this is an issue. Equipment from the US is the worse, while Italian fitness equipment is just great. The thing is, you don't need to use machines and there are many reason not to use them!
Keyboards/mouses are built with male sizes in mind, increasing rates of carpal tunnel/tendinitis in females.
One of the things to keep in mind when looking for a new one - I have relatively small hands
Luckily for you pc accessories come in a lot of sizes! I have very small hands and I really find myself comfortable with a logitech gaming mouse, his price dropped if you are interested and I guarantee is long lasting and very durable.
Load More Replies...This may have been a problem in the 80s or 90s. Today you can get a mouse in just about any size and shape.
I have seen plenty of smaller mice (mouses) for sale. Had one a few years back that was too small for my average sized hands and gave me wicked cramps. I am starting to a see a trend in this overall BP post about folks not really trying to look; just whinge on because no-one is delivering the item to their door..
It's not about whether or not these things exist it's that the majority of things are designed for men and you have to look around to find things that suit women. That's the problem.
Load More Replies...I use a trakball mouse. So much easier and it fits most sized hands, even my fiance's, and she has small hands even for a woman.
I also use a trackball mouse and I absolutely love it. I wouldn't go back to a regular mouse for anything. As for the mouse size, if anything they are getting smaller now to be more portable. I had a hard time finding a mouse for my husbands' computer because they are all now for laptops (and are tiny) unless you get them in a set with a keyboard.
Load More Replies...Keyboards are actually based on typewriter key sizes, which where desgined fbased on female hand sizes. And you can buy mice in many sizes. I buy them small enough for 4 year olds.
Keyboards "were" based on typewriter key sizes, but a wide variety of key sizes are available now. My coworker uses a smaller keyboard and it really throws me off if I ever have to do anything on her PC.
Load More Replies...Unless you're going for the "Gamerz-RGB-420-BLAZE-IT" type mice, they DO come in some small sizes.
Keyboards were actually sized for women's hands, the sexist industry of yesteryear had women as the 'typists' so when the progression was made from typewriter to computer keyboard, they were made to suit women. The Mouse was a later addition and I don't think they had either sex in mind when designing it because I haven't found a decent one yet!
Yeah. I have XL (9) size hands and typing fast, even playing piano is hard to me. Keyboards are prepared for much smaller hands.
Load More Replies...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.
This is the most sensible and useful comment I have seen on this page.
Load More Replies...I’m surprised there was no mention of seatbelts. They are not designed for short people or anyone with boobs.
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.
'Allie' got all of her information from a single source - the book is called "Invisible Women" by Caroline Criado Perez. She has then regurgitated this information blindly without any evidence of critical thinking or further research to back anything up. Stealing another woman's content in this way without giving credit is unethical. (I kid you not, this content is just straight ripped-off from the book).
I don't like it either. The topic is huge and really important, IMHO everyone should read the "Invisible Women". But what has been done here is horrible.
Load More Replies...This article is ridiculous. Its main and only argument seems to be "I can't find a smaller size of a given object —> thus they must have been built for 6ft tall men —> misogyny".
Well, how do you explain it then? Sheer ignorance? Lazy thinking?
Load More Replies...I'm a tall woman and a lot of this is BS because I've been struggling with way too low kitchen counters, ironing boards, too short broom sticks, bag handles etc for my whole life. They're all designed for a not so tall women and if you are even a bit above the average, it's way too small/short.
Some of these things are true, however a lot are just a case of you can't design something that will suit everyone. Both men and women come in a veriaty of heights and sizes, and you can't design for everyone. For example, I'm over 6ft and one of the problems I find is kitchen counters are designed too low for me, leading to having to stoop and getting back pain quiet quickly. Head rests in cars and trains also dig into the back of my head a lot of the time because they are not high enough. Just things you have to deal with because the world can't be exactly right for everyone
There are many things that work for women that do not work for men. Prime example: five times more is spent on breast cancer research than prostrate cancer research while more people (men) die of prostrate cancer than people (women) die of breast cancer. And while I'm at it, I hate the term Cis men!
"And while I'm at it, I hate the term Cis men!" Do you know what it means or why it's a relevant term? What's to hate, for Pete's sake?
Load More Replies...While I agree that many things are designed for male specifications (e.g. many professional female football players don't get their own kits, and instead get large hand-me-downs from the male players), this article is a bit weak. There isn't much evidence to back it up, and some of it is based on opinions or on experiences by only a few people. I don't know how much of it to believe.
Please refer to "Invisible Women" book by Caroline Criado Perez... Covers all this and more
Load More Replies...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.
This is the most sensible and useful comment I have seen on this page.
Load More Replies...I’m surprised there was no mention of seatbelts. They are not designed for short people or anyone with boobs.
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.
'Allie' got all of her information from a single source - the book is called "Invisible Women" by Caroline Criado Perez. She has then regurgitated this information blindly without any evidence of critical thinking or further research to back anything up. Stealing another woman's content in this way without giving credit is unethical. (I kid you not, this content is just straight ripped-off from the book).
I don't like it either. The topic is huge and really important, IMHO everyone should read the "Invisible Women". But what has been done here is horrible.
Load More Replies...This article is ridiculous. Its main and only argument seems to be "I can't find a smaller size of a given object —> thus they must have been built for 6ft tall men —> misogyny".
Well, how do you explain it then? Sheer ignorance? Lazy thinking?
Load More Replies...I'm a tall woman and a lot of this is BS because I've been struggling with way too low kitchen counters, ironing boards, too short broom sticks, bag handles etc for my whole life. They're all designed for a not so tall women and if you are even a bit above the average, it's way too small/short.
Some of these things are true, however a lot are just a case of you can't design something that will suit everyone. Both men and women come in a veriaty of heights and sizes, and you can't design for everyone. For example, I'm over 6ft and one of the problems I find is kitchen counters are designed too low for me, leading to having to stoop and getting back pain quiet quickly. Head rests in cars and trains also dig into the back of my head a lot of the time because they are not high enough. Just things you have to deal with because the world can't be exactly right for everyone
There are many things that work for women that do not work for men. Prime example: five times more is spent on breast cancer research than prostrate cancer research while more people (men) die of prostrate cancer than people (women) die of breast cancer. And while I'm at it, I hate the term Cis men!
"And while I'm at it, I hate the term Cis men!" Do you know what it means or why it's a relevant term? What's to hate, for Pete's sake?
Load More Replies...While I agree that many things are designed for male specifications (e.g. many professional female football players don't get their own kits, and instead get large hand-me-downs from the male players), this article is a bit weak. There isn't much evidence to back it up, and some of it is based on opinions or on experiences by only a few people. I don't know how much of it to believe.
Please refer to "Invisible Women" book by Caroline Criado Perez... Covers all this and more
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