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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Either is fine with me but the way I’d like it implemented is that women have as many bathrooms as needed at concert and stadiums.

I don’t know if it as many stalls as men have stalls and urinals (equality) or women need more  (equity) to have smaller lines.

We know there are not more women at football games but the lines are longer for the bathroom.[/quote]

I think that's a good example. Having the same number of stalls for men and as there are stalls for women, plus additional urinals for men is unequal and inequitable. Equal numbers of facilities for both genders are generally inequitable for women because women take more time to go to the bathroom because they use stalls. Designing facilities so women don't spend more time waiting in line than men requires unequal facilities to produce a more equitable result.

Equity recognizes differences in groups so that adjustments can be made to give fair access. Equal bathroom facilities are not fair to women, because women have to spend more time waiting in line. Equitable solutions acknowledge inherent differences that allow women to have similar access to events as men. [/quote]

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