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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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#1

"The World Is Built For Men": Woman Gives 20 Examples That Show How Women Are Discriminated In Everyday Life 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

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Night Owl
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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/

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"The World Is Built For Men": Woman Gives 20 Examples That Show How Women Are Discriminated In Everyday Life 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

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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"The World Is Built For Men": Woman Gives 20 Examples That Show How Women Are Discriminated In Everyday Life 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

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Penny Fan
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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...

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"The World Is Built For Men": Woman Gives 20 Examples That Show How Women Are Discriminated In Everyday Life 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

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Martha Meyer
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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!

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#5

"The World Is Built For Men": Woman Gives 20 Examples That Show How Women Are Discriminated In Everyday Life 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

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Anne
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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"The World Is Built For Men": Woman Gives 20 Examples That Show How Women Are Discriminated In Everyday Life 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

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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"The World Is Built For Men": Woman Gives 20 Examples That Show How Women Are Discriminated In Everyday Life NASA had to cancel its first all-female spacewalk because they didn't have enough women-sized spacesuits.

allie_202_ , NASA Johnson Report

#8

"The World Is Built For Men": Woman Gives 20 Examples That Show How Women Are Discriminated In Everyday Life 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

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#9

"The World Is Built For Men": Woman Gives 20 Examples That Show How Women Are Discriminated In Everyday Life 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

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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"The World Is Built For Men": Woman Gives 20 Examples That Show How Women Are Discriminated In Everyday Life 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

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Evil Swan
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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#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

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Jenn C
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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"The World Is Built For Men": Woman Gives 20 Examples That Show How Women Are Discriminated In Everyday Life 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

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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#13

"The World Is Built For Men": Woman Gives 20 Examples That Show How Women Are Discriminated In Everyday Life 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

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"The World Is Built For Men": Woman Gives 20 Examples That Show How Women Are Discriminated In Everyday Life 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

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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!

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thefaithfulspouse
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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Beatrice Multhaupt
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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Ozacoter
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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Bella, Your Kitty-Loving Queen
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well a lot of office chairs are adjustable. So this isn’t a problem for every singe chair in the world.

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Marylen
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I haven't found one 'ergonomic' chair for small women yet. Same for my massage chair.

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Aunt Messy
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Right. Because being forced to work at a desk that's up to your chin is such a comfy experience.

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Julie Cohn
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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Blazwing S
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's not just women who have this issue. Chairs are built to a standard size.

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Dimitris Jimi Iordanidis
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Desk adjusting would be great, otherwise it's just possible to have a little pedestal. Again let's use logic here people. If the desks were made to be lower then for half the people they would be unusable. So the manufacturers make them higher to be sure.

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Martha Higgins
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bad photo to illustrate the point as that chair is height adjustable.

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Catherine Spencer-Mills
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you get the chair low enough, the desk is too high. So I would sit with my feet on the base.

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Llama_flower93
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In my ignorance I just thought "why wouldn't they use the average height of both males and females?". But I doubt they did that lol.

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Murray Kitson
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

so be taller! but no, most office chairs are adjustable to the height of a child

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Leo Domitrix
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Can I say, as a tall woman, that the other problem is that on airplanes, you have to be a child to have leg room? or enjoy being confined to the same space as a straitjacket on a train? ....

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Vicky Zar
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've got a foot rest (not sure if that is the correct term) at my last firm, because the desks were not adjustable. You just have to ask for one

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M O'Connell
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So get a desk you can adjust! My desk at work adjusts from 30.5" down to 23" top height. I have it sitting on jack stands so I can stand while working, but that 7" adjustment is quite useful.

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Jyri Hakola
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It`s also annoying if your knees are wedged against the bottom of the table if the table is too low even if the chair could be adjusted high enough..

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BlackPearltheSeaWing/NightWing
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm never going to be able. I'm not fully grown yet, but I'm so freaking short I probably won't grow to be over 5'2"

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Truth Monster
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Some women need to flex some autonomy and get themselves furniture they are comfortable in.

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Sam Yobado
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Where do you live that doesn't have chairs of different sizes? I mean even toilets come in a variety of heights, pick the one that fits. When I'm out is the chair/toilet/table my ideal height, no, is that a conspiracy against the tall, n.... wait, maybe it is.

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Marantz
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Office chairs are adjustable. Adjust it. Dining chairs are optional. Pick the right option for your height.

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Jenn C
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can't adjust a couch or the chair in the meeting room, break r olm, restaurant. Plus when I get a lower chair the table is too high and I have to type like a T-Rex.

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Daenarys
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This isn't a gender issue, it's a height issue. I've known just as many males who have this issue as females. Not all men have long legs.

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MiriPanda
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Again, a very specific issue. I am just below average height and never had a problem with that and/or none adjustable chairs or desks. This is more a problem for very short people and not a typical female problem.

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Viktor
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Height-adjustable desks and chairs are mandatory in most western countries. Blame your own employer and legislator for this.

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I have two friends one is over 5’6” and the other one is under 5’0”…They can actually wear the same pants so this again is being to specific because women come in all shapes and sizes and they have long legs and short legs

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Some women also never walk with their feet flat. maybe they are wearing heels or maybe they need to learn to operate the chair

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"The World Is Built For Men": Woman Gives 20 Examples That Show How Women Are Discriminated In Everyday Life 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

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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"The World Is Built For Men": Woman Gives 20 Examples That Show How Women Are Discriminated In Everyday Life Women can't usually properly grip household tools because they are made for male hands.

allie_202_ , Ksenia Chernaya Report

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Aunt Messy
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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"The World Is Built For Men": Woman Gives 20 Examples That Show How Women Are Discriminated In Everyday Life 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

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"The World Is Built For Men": Woman Gives 20 Examples That Show How Women Are Discriminated In Everyday Life 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

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N G
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They don't count steps if you walk with your hands in your pockets either. It's just not a very accurate device.

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"The World Is Built For Men": Woman Gives 20 Examples That Show How Women Are Discriminated In Everyday Life 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

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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"The World Is Built For Men": Woman Gives 20 Examples That Show How Women Are Discriminated In Everyday Life Keyboards/mouses are built with male sizes in mind, increasing rates of carpal tunnel/tendinitis in females.

Maz , Orin Ryan Report

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One of the things to keep in mind when looking for a new one - I have relatively small hands

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