student from Beijing. 23 23 Li staged the first occupation on Feb 19 at a public toilet in Guangzhou and set off a fierce public debate. 219 The urban management commission of Guangzhou responded last week. It said that since March new and renovated women`s toilet cubicles in Guangzhou have been required to cover an area at least 1.5 times that of a men`s cubicle. Colleges and universities in Guangzhou have already enlarged women`s cubicles. 3、1.5 Similar incidents can be traced back to 1996 in Taiwan. Following a protest by a group of female college students toilet cubicles for women were enlarged,
cheap toms. 1996 According to an online survey on Sina Weibo about 84 percent of netizens out of 2824 who replied were in favor of building more public toilets for women while 9 percent were against it. 282484%9% The occupation is on a temporary basis out of understanding for men`s needs. We only occupy the men`s restroom for 3 minutes holding it for women who are in a hurry to go to the toilet. A new round of `occupation` follows 10 minutes later. Men also need to use the facilities. Volunteers explain to passers-by just what is happening Li said. 3 10 Li was adamant that the occupations are not anti-male. Men also have mothers wives and daughters and they have to wait for their loved ones outside toilets she said. However an elderly man in his 70s who declined to be named was angry at the occupation. How could you do this? Men`s toilets are built for men not for women. What if a man wants to go to the toilet? It`s over the top he said. Guo Jianmei a public interest lawyer specializing in rights for women and children saw it differently. It`s more than an act. We should respect women`s rights. China has rules about public toilets but it`s difficult to carry them out. Guo said she is drafting a proposal on how to implement the rules and would talk to some national legislators and political advisers. In Beijing the size ratio of men`s and women`s toilet cubicles is 1:1.5. But Li said the proportion should be 1:2 not just in Beijing but nationally and unisex toilets should be promoted. 1:1,
toms shoes sale.51:2 Architects have to estimate how many people use a cubicle said Jiang Zhongguang a professor from the Urban Research Center at Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture. We should also consider rush hour and off-peak hours. Increasing cubicle size means more investment Jiang said. The number of women`s cubicles should be increased in some places such as shopping malls because women go shopping more often than men he said. The cost of rebuilding urinals into unisex cubicles is not expensive he said but pointed out that they are only suitable in some places and there are issues of safety,
toms shoes. Taiwan is promoting unisex toilets and there is an alarm in each cubicle to avoid sexual harassment. I think that is a good idea Li said. Cui Xuan deputy chief of the environmental sanitation division at the Beijing municipal commission of city administration and environment said the issue was important. Unisex toiletsRelated articles:
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