Another one of those items that typically becomes one or the other type deals.

I remember not so long ago that diaper changing stations were only found in the womens restrooms, not in the mens, it was assumed I guess that only women lugged around kids that needed their diapers changed.

Thats not so true nowadays however, but ladies restrooms are usually larger and have more amenities such as full a length mirror, more counter space and maybe even a chair or couch.

Males are usually on the the short end of the stick when it comes to kids however, you would be hard pressed to see a male take his daughter into the womens restroom. But many times I've seen women take their sons into the ladies room, or even go into the mens restroom. Males on the other hand usually have to hand their daughter off to a stranger so they can use the womens restroom.

Males are also on the short end of the stick when it comes to kids and divorce, the courts generally award the kids to the mother unless she doesn't want them. This isn't always the case as someone I know received custody of his kids instead of the mother. This is rare of course as females are seen as the primary care givers of kids and more suited to the task of raising kids then the male counterpart.

Of course a lot of this is based on the old adage that males brought in the income while the females took care of the kids and household. In todays world however it's not really possible to do this. Males of course who decide to become the motherly figure and take care of the kids and do household work are usually scorned by other males for doing so.

I don't see any reason why the female can't be the breadwinner and the male take care of all the other things, it's just a stereotyping thing mostly.

The biggest hold back is that in todays society it's about impossible to have only one person working and still make ends meet, especially with kids.

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Restrooms, one of the great divides of sex in society. I visited a Subway restaurant one day and they had a mens and womens one stall restroom. Both restrooms were identical, no differences between the two that I could see, yet one was labeled “Mens” and the other “Womens” To me it just didn't make sense, why couldn't both of them be unisex and just used accordingly?

I saw the same thing at a job site I was at however, two portapotties, one with a male logo on it, the other with a female logo on it. It just left me scratching my head as to why there was a need to put a sex on a single occupancy facility.

More permanent restroom facilities are usually not equal either, female restrooms generally have more room, include a chair, couch, full length mirror, and more counter space. This doesn't seem to be the same nowadays however as visiting newer buildings the space and amenities seem to be about equal.

It used to be true to that diaper changing stations were only available in the womens restroom, but it's been rare to find that nowadays.

There have also been cases in which females have used the mens restroom as the line for the ladies restroom was so long. In fact in all the times it's been reported as happening, I only know of one case where the females was apprehended by the police for using the wrong restroom. She could probably argue that she was using the right one because the picture on the wall depicted someone wearing trousers and thats what she was wearing.

Which brings me to those pictures they use for male and females, do you think we can get away from the stereotypical male in trousers and females in skirts as a distinction between the sexes? The only thing that really comes to my mind is to have both in trousers with one having square shoulders and another with rounded shoulders and perhaps a thinner waist.

I'd honestly stick to words only, but I know thats not going to happen, maybe something simpler like the symbols of sex instead.

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Oh how I wish this was true, more of the time Gentlemen are not called Gentlemen, instead they are just men.

I guess this comes from the sugar and spice and everything nice that females get to be called ladies while males being made of snails and puppy dog tails as being just men and not gentlemen.

Well, suffice it to say, if I ever get the chance, I will change the forms I see from “Mens” to “Gentleman's” and I'll even be nice and keep the ladies as ladies.

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Ok, why is it that females can wear hipster pants with their flesh hanging over the waistband and have it seen as fashionable while males have been doing it for years and it's though of as yucky?

And why is it that most male shirts are to be tucked in and that female shirts are not? Oh wait, I can answer that, it's because their pants are two sizes too small and would be impossible for them to do so.

Anyways, as usual, males are supposed to keep their skin covered while females can go much more bare. Course I take this back as I visited the parts store the other day and there was a guy in there with his pants at his hips, boxers at his waist, and no shirt on. Course if this was a store with food he wouldn't have been allowed to enter. His girlfriend on the other hand with a bare stomach and camisole top would not have been denied entry however.

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The past week or two Old Navy has been running ads on TV about tunics.

Way back, like in the days of the Greeks, both males and females wore tunics, male tunics were shorter then female ones however.

In midevil times males were the ones that wore tunics which typically reached the knees, more like a modern day belted dress.

The ones that Old Navy advertise however look nothing like a typical tunic of the old days, but then what does?

Course I seriously doubt that tunics will come back as something for males to wear, especially if they get stuck with tradition and wear tights or leggings.

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