Talk:Potty parity/Archive 1

At the moment, this looks like the experience of just one or two people in some unknown part of the world.

"Women generally spend twice as much time in the restroom as men."

Are there any global statistics to back this up?

Moreover, while there may be longer queues at the women's room than the men's, unless the statement can be confirmed from some source then a number of explanations are possible:

• women tend to have smaller bladders and therefore need to go more often
• the women's facilities effectively have a smaller capacity
• women have a knack for synchronising their bladders so that they can go together

I'm not meaning to suggest that any of these statements is true, merely that they are possibilities.

"Current laws require a 1-1 ratio of male and female restrooms in public buildings."

What current laws, where in the world?

"Proponents of the potty parity law would like to see the ratio adjusted to two female restroom facilities for every one of the males."

All of them? Can't some of them want other ratios to take the place of 1:1?

-- Smjg 11:52, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

There's also the factor of women having to bring small children into restrooms with them, and it would stand to reason that trying to potty train small children would both take longer than 89 seconds and slow the line, as no one else would be able to use said stall.LeeRamsey (talk) 04:49, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

I think this article is someones joke, and should probably be removed. Bihal 00:49, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

A distinction may need to be drawn between using the bathroom and using the toilet. Men will typically go in, do their business, and get out as quickly as possible, hopefully though not always taking the time to wash their hands. Women tend to spend time in the bathroom doing other things besides simply using the toilet. (Makeup, hair, clothes, etc.) Also, women are more apt to socialize with other women in the restroom, while men tend to avoid any social contact with eachother whatsoever. Another thing to consider is that in the average public restrooms, the mens' rooms will have more toilets that the womens' rooms, simply because urinals occupy less physical space, and are not typically enclosed in stalls. More toilets = faster turnaround = shorter lines. The use of a urinal also requires far less removal of clothing than a sit-down toilet, another factor which surely contributes to the gender disparity. --Lurlock 18:12, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

This is just wrong to me; I'm taking out the "current laws" part as I haven't seen any laws like that anywhere (excepting NY, possibly). Robinson0201 23:36, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

I guess they exist, almost everywhere you go has one of eachMuntuwandi 01:42, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

Euphemisms

'"Potty parity" is equal or equitable provision of washroom facilities for women and men within a public space.' Well, why use such euphemisms as "washroom", "restroom" etc. in an encyclopedia - it's obvious the topic is not about "washing up" or "resting". It would be better and more correct to use direct terms like "toilet", "WC" etc. Is there any valid reason to use an euphemism instead? Arny (talk) 10:39, 27 November 2010 (UTC)