I'll bet you think this is going to be another rant on the lack of sufficient numbers of toilets, don't you?
Well, you're wrong.
I would like to give you some insight into what being a woman is often like, however. It may provide you with a better idea of how to go about designing women's restrooms in the future.
As you well know, women, from the age of roughly 13 until the age of roughly 55 undergo a monthly discharge known as menses. What you may not have considered is that the onset of this flow may come as a surprise to some women. The content and volume of this flow may also vary greatly from woman to woman, from month to month, day to day. In short, there is no predicting when a woman will become aware that she may need the use of sanitary products. It may come to her awareness when she is actually *in* the bathroom stall, in a state of undress, that she may have inadequate protection.
Given that, perhaps the next time you design a loooong bathroom with lots of stalls and a lovely privacy wall separating the door from the stalls, you might want to rethink putting the sanitary products dispenser right next to the door 300 yards away from the nearest stall.
Thank you, and have a lovely day.
