bathroom?

Source:
Why do women have to wait so long for the https://youtu.be/GBJeZzA6f6s

VOCABULARY
chitchat = small talk
h a door
LISTENING COMPREHENSION stall = a small private space wit
to something
Watch the video and answer the questions with a partner. contribute = to help with or add ponent
che d dev ice, appliance or bathroom com
fixture = permanently atta
1. How much longer do women spend in the bathroom and
wait in line? When was the last time you had to wait? parity = equality
nient problem
hassle = an irritating or inconve

2. What are some contributing factors to long wait times? Can
you add anything else to this list?
3. Compare the men’s and women’s restrooms. “It is a subtle
put powerful form of gender discrimination.” Do you agree?
SPEAKING ACTIVITY
React to these statements with a partner. Do you agree? Disagree?
a. A good society prioritizes women.
b. Women are more suited for leadership roles.
c. The gender pay gap is a result of individual choices.

4. How could architects achieve nearly equal wait times? Do d. Men and women should celebrate their differences.
you see similar problems in your own country?
e. The West has evolved past discrimination.

5. How did a Tchaikovsky concert in 1987 change toilets in f. How can we make these myths useful today?
America?
g. Meritocracy should be the only rule at work.

6. Describe the 2005 law passed in New York City. Why are h. The concept of gender fluidity is just a fad.
there still long wait times?
i. Modern society demonizes men.

7. How could unisex bathrooms solve the potty-parity GROUP ACTIVITY

problem? What do you think of this solution? What would these laws to fight gender inequality look like do you think?
Act
The Flirting Fairness Purity Parity Mandate
8. What’s another way to solve the wait-time problem? Share es Uniformity Code
your own advice for having to go in public. Gym Gender Guidelin Workplace Uniform
ws
Beauty Balance Bill Body Parts Bias Byla

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 bathroom? Source:
Why do women have to wait so long for the https://youtu.be/GBJeZzA6f6s

LISTENING COMPREHENSION you think of this solution?

Watch the video twice and answer the questions below. Making bathrooms unisex would solve the parity problem because
1. How much longer do women spend in the bathroom and wait in line? then everyone will have to wait, instead of just one group of people
When was the last time you had to wait? (women).
They can wait up to 34x longer for the bathroom than men and 8. What’s another way to solve the wait-time problem? Share your own
usually spend about twice as much time inside. advice for having to go in public.
2. What are some contributing factors to long wait times? Can you add Some women use the men’s bathroom if there is a long wait for the
anything else to this list? women’s.
Some contributing factors include
3. Compare and contrast men’s and women’s restrooms. “It is a subtle
put powerful form of gender discrimination.” Do you agree?
They are usually about the same size with a similar number of fixtures
in each. Usually men have a couple more toilets than women because
their facilities are smaller.
4. How could architects achieve nearly equal wait times? Do you see
similar problems in your own country?
Architects should make bathrooms larger and with at least 50% more
toilets in the women’s restroom.
5. How did a Tchaikovsky concert in 1987 change toilets in America?
A California state senator went to a Tchaikovsky concert at the
Hollywood Bowl where he waited for more than half an hour for his
wife to use the bathroom. They were both annoyed and upset and
decided it wasn’t right, so he introduced a bill to the California
Senate, which demanded more toilets for women in large public
places. Then, some states, cities and municipalities followed suit.
6. Describe the 2005 law passed in New York City. Why are there still
long wait times?
New York City passed legislation that requires a 2-1 toilet ratio in
places of public assembly, such as baseball stadiums. There are still
long wait lines because the bill only applies to new buildings or those
undergoing major renovations.
7. How could unisex bathrooms solve the potty-parity problem? What do

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