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To: Justin C who wrote (43042)	12/1/1999 2:18:00 PM
From: Ish	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71178

<<In the example I gave (36 women having 3 facilities and 12 men having 5 facilities), I wonder what "potty parity" would be. One would have to factor in the elapsed-time- per-visit differential and the tendency of women to repair in pairs to the powder room.>> If by "potty parity" you mean what would be required to keep everyone happy while factoring in the E-T-P-V it would be 36 stalls, 36 basins and special lighting for makeup for the women. 1 urinal, 1 sink and 1 crapper is all the men need.

To: Justin C who wrote (43042)	12/1/1999 2:23:00 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71178

I am certain that a time-and-motion study could be done by a motivated engineer or scientist. Probably the worst case is the one Penni described at an opera, where women are dressed elaborately, including pantyhose, maybe a girdle, and long dresses, so that one must arrange one's handbag and wrap so as to be safely out of the way, and it takes a while to undo everything, and one must take care not to soil one's floorlength gown on the dirty floor, and then reverse the process, and if one has health problems like arthritis or a bad back or a bad hip, it takes even longer. And older women have smaller and weaker bladders, anyway. Certainly a "transaction" in those circumstances must take longer than say, at an athletic club. I do hope that women don't "travel in pairs" to restrooms in the workplace.