Haha I know I know of course. I'm not that much of a self-absorbed prick. I hope.What I mean is, you should think about why you would have a problem with us seeing it but not another guy. Chances are great that we're not interested in seeing your dick anyway (we're there to use the bathroom lol, and lots of us don't care about penises), so I don't think you need to feel embarrassed about a woman accidentally seeing it.
Also, since trans women exist, it very well may have happened before without you knowing. :)
Just to clarify again. For me,
Communal unisex bathroom, stalls only : Sure, okay.
The above with urinals : Nope not using that wtf.
Somehow this thread is the one I posted in the most since I joined this site... Not what I had in mind when I registered, honest.
*buries head in shame*
No, unless it's single occupancy. I wouldn't want to have to change pads/tampons around men in a shared bathroom.
If we assume that the conversion would take up all the space previously used by separate restrooms, then there would be just as many if not more stalls available.My only issue is that the wait for a stall would probably be longer
If we assume that the conversion would take up all the space previously used by separate restrooms, then there would be just as many if not more stalls available.
If this is referring to my post, I don't care whether they saw my dick or not. It's just besides in the bedroom, I don't want people of opposite sex around me when I had little brother hanging out, you feel me?
Maybe I also overstate my hypothetical reaction too. I wouldn't scream or break down crying either, but I will definitely remember that encounter as a distinctly uncomfortable memory.
With all due respect, it's not about what you think but how I feel about it :)
Have you ever seen a women-only bathroom? It isn't much different.This is actually a great point. Men's bathrooms without urinals always have piss everywhere. It's disgusting, like these animals have no idea how to control themselves. I'd like to think in a professional work environment this wouldn't happen, but who knows.
I wouldn't be afraid to pee in front of a woman. Obviously I've done that when I was drunk and such while camping. But I also understand that not everyone would be so comfortable. So I'll say I don't care, which isn't an option for voting.
After working jobs where I had to clean both sets of restrooms, I'd say they each have their own set of unique issues. I wouldn't say one is necessarily cleaner/better than the other.Have you ever seen a women-only bathroom? It isn't much different.
They don't?
I don't consider those unisex. They are also the best bathrooms.
Maybe some do. The one I use the most doesn't though.
As someone who worked in retail... women's public bathrooms are usually worse. There are typically more kids that go in and out of that one, and guys don't use the stalls as often.I voted no BECAUSE I always feel bad when I see men using the ladies room. I never do it myself unless it is a DIRE emergency. Dudes are gross and I see how my co-workers leave the men's room. I wouldn't wish that on the women.
Actually, statistically women need more bathrooms then men. I've been reading Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez and due to numerious difference like women get more urinary tract infecrions, being on a period etc. it can take 2.3 times for women to use the toilet compared to men. Alotting 50:50 space does not account for these differences. It certainly explains why when out in public how often I have to cue for the ladies. In the same chapter there were alot of statistics about how in developing countries, the amount of rapes/sexual assaults could be dramatically reduced by just increasing the number of public women's bathrooms. It made the point that making a gender neutral bathroom, that by default, alot of spaces that are deemed gender neutral are treated by people as actually male dominant spaces. Which just means women are not going to actually feel that they are equally comfortable having the gender neutral bathroom at work. Anedoctally, at my work, which is also male dominated, there's both male bathrooms, gender neutral, and a female bathroom. All the women I work with that I know prefer to use the women only bathroom. The gender neutral bathroom is mainly used by the guys.Let me tell u something:
I work in an office that's like over 90% male and we have separate bathrooms, the same amount between m/f
And the women's bathroom is A UTOPIA. Seriously, I sometimes use it to take phonecalls because its quiet and totally chill. We got emergency tampons/pads provided by the company and people feel safe leaving their own cosmetics bags by the sinks. It's so nice.
But yknow, I'd give it all up for unisex bathrooms because I think its the right thing to do.
- It's fair on everyone to have access proportional to their numbers
- makes non binary people more comfortable and safe from being challenged
- demystifying hygiene needs across genders helps promote understanding and break down sexism
- if i want whats best for my company, ill be advocating a more equal percentage of female employees anyway. 'Tis but a paltry minority privilege.
ps: also, ive never heard of a unisex bathroom with urinals before in my life. Is that even a thing?
Yeah, that makes perfect sense in a retail situation in which the general public is free to use the same bathrooms as employees. I just don't work in a service industry anymore. If it's the type of work space where only employees are using the restroom, I would feel bad having unisex restrooms.As someone who worked in retail... women's public bathrooms are usually worse. There are typically more kids that go in and out of that one, and guys don't use the stalls as often.