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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I see a fair amount of Internet commentary about women wanting pockets for their clothes. The lack of pockets is usually explained in a joking-not-joking way as a conspiracy of the patriarchy. Is there actually pent up demand for women's clothes that have pockets? If so, it seems like some entrepreneurs could make a fantastic amount of money by offering women's clothes with pockets, and I wonder why they haven't. My guess is that women say they want pockets, but by and large, when they go looking for clothes, they think the stuff that does have pockets is ugly and choose something else.

But I'm just a dude with no background in the clothing industry and who rarely shops for clothes anyway. Anyone with insight into what's *really* going on here?[/quote]

Women want clothing with pockets that look good and won't make them stand out. People who want pockets also want there not to be such a double standard when it comes to gendering products, or for unnecessary gendering of products to stop. We'd like to be able to wear clothes that are socially appropriate, flattering, and also functional, but that might mean redefining socially appropriate.

Think about why pockets work in men's clothes and why they don't work as well in women's clothes. Maybe then you'll see why a dress your wife wears on date night doesn't have pockets. Now think about what professional women are expected to wear, and think about how a pocket that holds everything you (a man) keeps in his pockets are supposed to fit in pockets on that outfit, and think about the changes that need to be made to that outfit without the woman wearing it looking like a snake that just ate a wallet, phone, keys, and maybe some chapstick. Now consider how different she'll look from her coworkers if she wears that new outfit with pockets, and consider if most of the women you know would like being the one who stood out in such a way to gain pockets. If you want to take that exercise a little further, think about the expectations of how professional women should look and the tools necessary to achieve that goal (makeup, hair brush/accessories, compact). Now figure out how to put those tools in pockets, or how to do away with the need for those tools. [/quote]

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