Hannah Riley
We seem to be living in an entire man’s world based on pay discrepancies, family responsibilities, and even how things are built. TikToker, @alli_202_, made a series of videos that point out that the world is physically built for men and how this can actually discriminate against women.
Now with over 1.3 Million views, her video has sparked conversation about how to make things more accessible for women and start making more things for women.
Scroll to the bottom to see her video!
1. “NASA had to cancel its first all-female spacewalk because they didn’t have enough women-sized spacesuits.”
2. “Head rests in cars are placed for men.”
They push women’s head forwards funny, especially if they have their hair up. It’s not comfortable or safe.
3. “A lot of medicines are tested exclusively on men so women end up getting prescribed doses that are way too much for them.“
4. “Women often cannot comfortably reach the safety bars on metro subways.”
This is true for children and shorter men, but as more than 50% deal with this problem, they should have found a way to change it for sure.
5. “Speech-recognition software is 70% more likely to accurately recognize male voices.”
When Siri was released in the US, she could find prostitutes and Viagra suppliers, but not abortion providers. If you told her you’d been [sexually assaulted], she’d reply “I don’t know what you mean by that”.
6. “Women are often misdiagnosed…”
“They experience 50% higher rates of heart attack misdiagnosis, because they get less typical-symptoms, like subtle chest pressure or tightness in the chest, rather than the male presentation of full-blown chest pain.”
7. “There’s always absurdly long lines at women’s restrooms because they’re built unfairly with not enough stalls.”
8. “Women are under diagnosed with autism because the diagnostic criteria was written for men and they haven’t bothered updating it.”
9. “Smartphones are often way too big for female hand sizes.”
10. “Because of gender differences and metabolism, office spaces are often way too cold for women.”
11. “CPR dummies are almost always male-bodied, so people who are trained CPR often don’t know how to perform it properly on women.”
This was true until just recently a female CPR dummy was released. However, not many countries have those and traditionally CPR is still being taught on male body manikins.
12. “Women can’t usually properly grip household tools because they are made for male hands.”
13. “It’s a given that women aren’t able to reach top shelves in their own houses.”
14. “Some women have shared they have yet to sit on a chair with their feet flat on the floor.”
It’s true that shorter men have the same problem, but on average male person’s height is 5’9″ when a female person’s height is only 5’3″ in the US
15. “N95 masks often don’t properly fit the faces of women and Asian people, putting them in danger.”
16. “Fitness monitors (like Fitbits) often don’t accurately count steps when women are walking strollers…”
…or anybody, for that matter, women just do it more often.
17. “Keyboards and mouses are built with male sizes in mind, increasing rates of carpal tunnel/tendinitis in females.”
18. “It’s considered totally normal for women to take birth control and deal with all of these side effects, but barely anyone ever talks about making birth control for men.”
19. “Equipment at the gym – there’s a lot of machines women can’t use because they can’t be adjusted to them properly.”
20. “Car crash dummies are built with a male standard, meaning that in car crashes, women are almost 50% more likely to be seriously injured than men.”
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