Female Facilities

[bsolxiv]

Love hovering over the tag and seeing the text find more content tagged 'urination'.

Doesn't yield much.

[russycarps]

Of all the topics in the world to choose to dedicate 6 months of your life studying. Of all the glory and wonder of creation.

you pick pissing

[pie_and_a_pint]

Queuing for a toilet in a big event can take up a large amount of time and this will ruin 50% of the populations experiences of these events.

Edited October 30, 2013 by pie_and_a_pint

[LondonTom]

Do women not urinate then? I was unaware of the taboo of women having a whizz?

[scaryclaireyfairy]

women suffer? from peeing?

propose a solution to what problem?

i've never queued more than a minute or two at most for the loo at glasto.

[Zoo Music Girl]

Do women not urinate then?

[sassy2012]

maybe putting together a questionnaire would help, rather than a very open ended question.

Can't say toilet facilities have ever "ruined" a festival experience for me. Girls just need to deal with it and stop being soft!

[The Placid Casual]

I said it once and I'll say it again

Stop taking the piss

[ICGenie]

The thing which would reduce the queuing time at toilets for both genders would be the application of common sense, by which I really mean 'Ladies - stop faffing and have a wee for fuck's sake!' For example:

• Yes, the queue is big, but do you realise there's another bank of portaloos just there with literally no queue?
• Yes, that portaloo does have a tiny bit of wee on the seat / that longdrop doesn't have a lock. But I don't mind giving the seat a wipe / holding onto the door and using it, so please move out of my way instead of having a tantrum
• Yes, compost loos are a bit weird the first time you use them. But it's still Just A Toilet, something which tens of millions of people worldwide Do Not Have. Just get on with it.

Etc...

[rachbon]

Why would you choose to do a project on women urinating?

There is already a solution to this apparent problem, it's called a toilet. There are plenty of them at Glastonbury.

[mcshed]

festivals based in the UK such as Glastonbury, Edinburgh, Reading etc

Edited October 30, 2013 by mcshed

[frostypaw]

My project aims to have a sensible, grown-up conversation about women urinating and to propose a solution to this problem.

Edited October 30, 2013 by frostypaw

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

I'm a product designer in a university in Cardiff

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

Oh, one more thing - I know it's off kilter vis-a-vis gender, but knowing all about product design, as you do, could you explain to me how one of these works?

Only they must have forgot to put the instructions in the box.

[JoBalls]

Maybe they should add some "squatting loos" for the girls who don't want to sit down... I propose just a hole in the ground with enough foot room to stand either side of it, maybe a handle on the back of the door for balance.

That way they won't keep putting their muddy feet all over the toilet seats!

[Mollyanne&Mike]

Can't say I've had a problem with excessive queuing for the 'facilities' at any festival, however can echo comments already made above.

If the long drops are a problem, don't look down and a scarf with perfume sprayed on it makes the whole experience less smelly!

[Mollyanne&Mike]

Maybe they should add some "squatting loos" for the girls who don't want to sit down... I propose just a hole in the ground with enough foot room to stand either side of it, maybe a handle on the back of the door for balance.

That way they won't keep putting their muddy feet all over the toilet seats!

Edited October 30, 2013 by Mollyanne&Mike

[coma girl]

Other girls squatting above the loos and then spraying it everywhere whilst simultaneously putting their muddy boots on the seat is horrible and I wish they'd stop it. I used to think using a loo after a girl would guarantee it to be clean but that often doesn't work.

Its worst on the long drops which don't have proper seats, instead they just have a small wooden bit on either side of the toilet hole. At least if someone has wee'd on the seats then you can clean them quickly.

I bet if G installed continental style squat toilets then the long drop squatters would turn their noses up at them.

The toilet provision at Glasto is pretty good and most of the problems seem to stem from people incapable of using them like a considerate adult.

Edited October 30, 2013 by coma girl

[grumpyhack]

Men need to sit down sometimes too. The answer for all at festivals and other big events is regular toilet cleaning teams.

Maybe if you want to get seriously into product design, you'd be better off trying to design a 'stay clean/easy clean' toilet rather than a personal appliance.

Edited October 30, 2013 by grumpyhack

[pie_and_a_pint]

Maybe they should add some "squatting loos" for the girls who don't want to sit down... I propose just a hole in the ground with enough foot room to stand either side of it, maybe a handle on the back of the door for balance.

That way they won't keep putting their muddy feet all over the toilet seats!

[coma girl]

I've used those stone circle ones, not a massive fan of them but better than nothing.

Only time I used them I was bursting and had to queue for ages then water aid wanted me to sign a petition or something (I was so desperate I'd have signed away a kidney and my future first born at that point) the feeling of relief and delight when I finally got into the cubicle was majorly deflated when I realised they were squat loos!

[yehbutnobut]

I thought Tena Lady's had already been invented for women that can't hold in a tinkle in their pink velvety sausage wallet?

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

I thought Tena Lady's had already been invented for women that can't hold in a tinkle in their pink velvety sausage wallet?

[Guest]

One thing my wife and sister (that's 2 different women!) often say is that it would be good if there was a handle, or just something to hold on to on the inside of the door, while they're hovering over the seat.

Edited October 30, 2013 by tonyblair

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

or just something to hold on to on the inside of the door, while they're hovering over the seat.