ruby sparks
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Not 'arguably' small. It's undeniably small. The height is also more suited to women than men. And it's not just seating.
That said, before we start to make the case that men are disadvantaged in general, the designed world is still often designed for men. 'Standard Person' in ergonomic design is a young male.
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There is also 'Reference Man' in medical research.
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This affects many things, from car seats and seat belts, to crash test dummies, CPR mannequins, dosages for radiation and medicines, the size of mobile phones and other gadgets,
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stab vests, health and safety at work equipment,
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I've been in hospital before. I've seen gloves for the nurses and doctors in 'small' and 'medium', the only options, that wouldn't fit over my skeleton hand.
office environments , toilet provision (ever noticed the queues outside women's toilets?),
Women have the same or more toilet space allocated to them. Nature is to blame for their inefficient urination, not society.
workplace temperatures (the standard levels of comfort suit men),
Because office temperature is predicated on the requirement that men are required to wear a three piece suit to work to look professional, while women can wear sleeveless spaghetti strap summer dresses and still look professional.
speech recognition software and so on (google's software is apparently 70% more likely to recognise a male voice, as are the systems in some cars).
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Obviously, to say that typically male postures and body language are necessarily about power is wide of the mark. As would saying that they are not necessarily. Some of the fuss about manspreading made by some is a bit ott in my opinion, and there are a number of reasons for it that have nothing to do with power, imo, but it is also generally the case that men do typically adopt and display 'dominance' in this aspect of social interactions between humans, and it is more acceptable for them to do so. Traditionally, women have been discouraged from doing so. To some extent, such gender stereotype norms are still persistent. Also, we're apes. It would be surprising if there were no differences of the sort that exist in many species, including our 'cousins', who also feature some general physical differences between the sexes.
Yes, humans are sexually dimorphic, though feminism since the 1960s has generally falsely denied that biology has any role to play in it. (I have personal experience of a feminist colleague claiming that men are stronger than women because male children are given more protein than female children. This is the kind of mental derangement you have to deal with when talking to a feminist.)
I'm just going to say three things to you.
1. Do your own research. You do not appear to do any at all beyond googling for stuff to trigger you.
2. Consider adopting a more balanced take on issues generally.
3. Regarding this:
Women have the same or more toilet space allocated to them. Nature is to blame for their inefficient urination, not society.
Quite apart from the fact that you will not have checked to see if the first part is correct, the second part is beyond ridicule in any case.
I am now done on the thread derail regarding manspreading and the like. Others may wish to keep on discussing it with you.