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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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Marylen
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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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#4

"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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N G
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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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Brendan
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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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"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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"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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Stille20
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well they are designed to use the space. Like cabinets over a fridge. No one can reach that.

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

When I bought my house, I designed my kitchen so that I could reach all but one shelve without stepping stool. The one shelve is for stuff I hardly use.

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

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".

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

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?

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

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

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

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?

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

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.

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

I prefer floor to ceiling shelves. The top shelves are for items that are used infrequently enough that it's okay to need a ladder.

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

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.

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

Every time my wife complains about this I ask her when the last time she hit her head on low stuff. Grass is always greener if you don't look too hard.

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

OK, so this is BS. Because I like my high shelves for stuff I don't need to reach often. My husband can't reach it either, because they are 3 meters from the floor. No normal human can reach them.....

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

I drag a step stool around my kitchen. I'm short, even for a woman. And to make matters worse, the cabinets were hung a foot too high, as I have 9 ft ceilings, and the average is 8 ft. It's like a gymnastic routine in my kitchen. Half the time I have to climb on the counter like this person.

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

Most people can't! It's a given that, unless you are a basketball player, you have no idea what is at the back of the top cupboard! My wife won't go in the kitchen at home anyway so not really a problem for us.

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

why not place the top shelf of the house you live in so that you can reach it?

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

Even counter height is designed for men. I put a lower table in my kitchen for stirring, grating, etc. because the counter height made my shoulders hurt.

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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

I'm pretty sure almost every human has this problem, housemakers put things extra high because otherwise you don't have enough space to place everything in the room. And pretty much you are not supposed to even use the top shelf daily, it's for storing things as an extra.

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

Yeah I'm 5'6" so I have this issue, but I wouldn't want cupboards lower, as that would be a terrible use of space!?

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

Just get lower shelves. Why did u buy the house if u can’t reach anything lmao

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

Houses were designed based on the the 90-99% of normal size people. That is what in old houses the doors/stairs are narrower and often smaller rooms and lower ceilings.

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

My husband designed and built our kitchen. We only have one high cupboard which stores medicines. Everything else fits easily in the below bench cupboards.

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

We customized the kitchen for my mom, b/c she's quite petite, and while I'm not, I STILL need a stepstool to get to th etop shelves. And so does my hubby (who is over 6-ft tall).

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

you can't reach top shelves in your own house??? Then you f..d up the design!!! Again... in your own house :D :D Remodel it, remove top shelves. Problem solved.

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

If I stood on my counter like that I'd be hitting my head on the ceiling, and I'm only 5'7". While I can't reach to the back of the top shelves I can reach the front/middle of them.

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

And you are not able to put up the upper cabinets lower? I'm 1,55 meters. My kitchen cabinets are adjustable in height and my husband put up the hanging ones in a hight I can reach. So that's not a problem. Tables and chaires on the other hand are more problematic, because they have a fixed height. I can sit comfortably but not according to recommendations for health and posture.

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

Pull down racks. They pull forward and down. That is what I installed. Of course, this limits the space in the cabinet.

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

Wait so women belong in the kitchen but it's built for men. Do I smell double misogyny?

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

Neither can my husband & he's the same height as me. (He just can't reach directly upwards b/c of his shoulder muscles. LOL)

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

Interesting. I had always read that the standard 36" countertop was build with the idea of the average 5'4" woman. I know as a 5'8" woman (which is more like average male height) they feel too low for me. I still need a step ladder in the kitchen, though. I can barely reach the front of the high shelves. It is certainly more convenient than being shorter, though. Less convenient for buying clothes, since women's clothes allow for less of a height range typically than men's, but it does help with a lot of the physical plant problems in this article.

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

This is a result of the trend towards taller ceilings, not some subversive gender bias. Go look at a mid-century home or a 19th century farmhouse and you'll notice even the top shelf is within reach.

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

*climbs onto kitchen surfaces, cackling maniacally*

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

The article could have just as easily read: "Women No Longer Know What Ladders Are: Puzzled How To Reach Top Shelves."

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

That's true, but kitchen shelves begin at ankle level, which a child could reach. The shelves are added in a higher position simply to make use of the space available.

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

Then they bought the wrong home or gave the wrong measurements to their construction worker. It is their own home after all.... My wife and I are both over 6 feet tall, hence we specifically had the kitchen sink installed 10 inches higher than usual instead of going with the standard and afterwards complain about how much our back hurts.

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#18

"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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Donkey boi
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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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Night Owl
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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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