Not designed for women

[rhubarbodendron]

but if men can openly and unashamedly be indiscrete, why shouldn't we? (though frankly I'd prefer men to be more discreet. There is such an overkill of sexuality around nowadays)

My brother is rather modern in this respect. Whoever goes shopping always asks the others if they need anything. So it's not unusual that he asks me to bring a box of condomes and if I ask him to bring a box of tampons he doesn't blush and drop dead as my dad would but coolly asks what size.

But speaking of condomes: is the prevention of pregnancy an almost strictly female topic in your respective countries, too? In my experience it's very very rare to find a man thinking of contraception. Usually, it's the woman who has a condom in her purse, wears a spiral or takes the pill (or whatever other measures she prefers to take).

 

[USS Firefly]

But speaking of condomes: is the prevention of pregnancy an almost strictly female topic in your respective countries, too? In my experience it's very very rare to find a man thinking of contraception.

When needed I always have my own condoms with me.
I don't have a problem to buy tampons for my wife, I don't see why It should be such a issue

 

[Riker'sMailbox]

But speaking of condomes: is the prevention of pregnancy an almost strictly female topic in your respective countries, too? In my experience it's very very rare to find a man thinking of contraception. Usually, it's the woman who has a condom in her purse, wears a spiral or takes the pill (or whatever other measures she prefers to take).

I live in a suburb of NYC. I found men to be pretty proactive with condoms. I have dated and hooked up with a wide variety of guys and there were only a few that didn't seem to give pregnancy/ std prevention a thought. Especially in teens and early 20s. After that, most women around here do go on the pill or get an iud.

 

[Miss Chicken]

I was on the Pill when I got pregnant with my first son, my third son was a result of failure of an IUD. My second son was planned but I went off the Pill in October and he was born the following August meaning I got pregnant very soon after coming off the Pill. When I got pregnant with my third son the doctor I suggested I was very fertile. The problem was that 35-40 years ago it was hard to access much info on contraceptives. Judging by some of the comments I see online there still is considerable lack of knowledge about contraceptives among a huge portion of the population.

 

[Nakita Akita]

Ridiculous highs healed shoes.
Made for men, but women suffer for it.

 

[Tom Hendricks]

The US Military just two years ago introduced BDU’s (camouflage uniforms) designed specifically for women. Until that point, they wore small men’s uniforms.

I’m 6’6” and my wife is 6’ and we need a step stool to reach the upper part of our cabinets in our kitchen. So I don’t know who these cabinets were made for, we’re giants and they are even too tall for us.

 

[rhubarbodendron]

a friend of mine had an accident and is now confined to a wheelchair. He showed me a very handy feature of his kitchen: the upper cabinets are fastened not to the wall but to tracks and he can let them climb up and down these tracks like little elevators, electrically, to reach into them. That'd be darned handy for non-gigantic people as well!

 

[Nakita Akita]

The US Military just two years ago introduced BDU’s (camouflage uniforms) designed specifically for women. Until that point, they wore small men’s uniforms.
.

Or small/ extra small - medium.
The second designator being the length.
I had to buy small or extra small but medium length pants, so they were always special order(3 weeks) my jacket was small- extra short. ( women have proportionally longer legs per hight. ) jacket, special order, 3 weeks.

Well, they did have that comfy pull-tab waist tightener on the side of the pants so that you could cinch in the waist and get to feel a bunch of thick cloth jabbing you in the side 24/7.

I knew a lady that I belive she wore a size three boot, possibly her size was women's size three, but it took 3-4 months for her to get boots.

 

[Qonundrum]

Ridiculous highs healed shoes.
Made for men, but women suffer for it.

Not, untrue, but not always true either - at least why people wear them or want to (the pain thing is understandable):


https://bellatory.com/clothing/5-Places-To-Find-Super-Sexy-High-Heels-For-Men

Men have great legs; it's almost a crime not to show them off in a pair of high heels. There's a catch though. The problem with finding sexy high heels for men is that quite often it is impossible to find them in men's sizes. This goes doubly if you happen to be long and lanky or built on the larger side of the spectrum. Sweet shoes that make you just drool when you see them will never adorn your feet simply because they are only made in women's sizes, far too small to slip around your feet. For many men, enjoying women's shoes is a little like being Cinderella's ugly stepsister. No matter how much you try to slip that glass slipper on, you'll never succeed.

And then there's this:
https://www.knowswhy.com/why-do-women-wear-high-heels/

Many women today wear high heels. Some wear it in the office or during formal events and there are also some who wear them casually. High heels or high-heeled footwear is a kind of footwear that raises the heels of the wearer higher than her toes making her legs look more slender, longer and well-toned. There are different kinds of high heels like the stiletto, pumps, wedge, block, blade and tapered.

I am a woman and I am petite, so I really need to wear high heels in order to stand at an ‘eye level, with my colleagues. I wear heels but I am not fond of them. I only wear them depending on place and occasion. I seldom wear them outside casually, mainly because I am not comfortable wearing them for too long.

Wearing high heels for a long period can cause some damage to your feet like corns, calluses and foot blisters. It also causes ankle fractures, nerve damages and varicose veins.

Despite of this fact, why do women still love to wear them? The answer is simple, it’s because they want to attract others and become more noticeable especially with the opposite sex. According to fashion historian Caroline Cox, ‘Men like an exaggerated female figure,.

Though she is using a generalization, not all individuals would wear them to attract others and depending on what the attraction is for.

There's also an interesting historical reason that flips the issue:

https://www.teenvogue.com/story/heels-history-men

What if we told you that high heels were originally made exclusively for men? In a time when stilettos and platforms are often associated with female style and female sexuality, that fact might come as a surprise — but it shouldn’t. In fact, for decades high heels found their place on the feet of male soldiers, aristocrats and even royals in differing parts of the globe for very specific reasons. And when it comes to the surprising history of heeled shoes, that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

The origin of high-heels can be traced back to 15th century Persia when soldiers wore them to help secure their feet in stirrups. Persian migrants brought the shoe trend to Europe, where male aristocrats wore them to appear taller and more formidable.

Also,
https://www.today.com/style/surprisingly-functional-reason-high-heels-were-invented-t100969

There are plenty of reasons why women wear high heels today — to dress up an outfit or lengthen one's silhouette, for example — but centuries ago, the shoes served a much different purpose.

High heels weren't even originally invented for women. (Surprise!) Elizabeth Semmelhack, senior curator of the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto, traces their history to Persian men in the 10th century, who wore heels while on horseback so their feet would fit better in the stirrups. This trend that was then adopted by Europeans at the turn of the 17th century.

"There is a long history of men wearing heels for equestrian purposes," Semmelhack, author of "Standing Tall: The Curious History of Men in Heels," tells TODAY Style. "As we know, cowboys wear heels."

The high heel was originally about function, not fashion, during times of war, she says.

"The heel was an additional tool allowing the rider to steady himself, thus using weaponry better and transforming warfare," Semmelhack adds.

For either horses or appearing more powerful or visible to be seen, they did exist for all. Perceptions and uses can and do change over time. Currently, it likely is for attractiveness. I've never noticed and many men prefer women who aren't tall:

https://www.elitedaily.com/dating/short-vs-tall/1104880

Every guy has his own preferences, and these influence whom he dates. But it's particularly hard to ignore one asset — a woman's height.

Height is often the first thing you notice about someone when you first meet. You'll estimate a woman's height as soon as you approach her.

You’ll notice it when you first make eye contact, you’ll be aware of it the first time you hold her hand, and you’ll certainly pay attention to it the first time you're in bed together.

Whether you’re into tall women or petite ones, no type is universally superior. That said, it would be wrong to deny that individual guys have their own preferences.

While some dudes might not even include height when considering the qualities they desire in a woman, others put a great deal of emphasis on how their potential partners measure up (pun intended).

If a guy is short and insecure, he may compensate for his height by seeking out a shorter woman.

Conversely, per the same article:

Tall women attract attention. When a group of women walk into a bar, most eyes turn immediately to the tallest one in the group — simply because she might be the first face they see.

That harks back to that visibility aspect from earlier.

And one other generalization:

https://chataboutyou.com/tall-women-or-short-women-which-do-men-prefer

A friend and I were discussing this very issue today while having lunch in an outdoor cafe. We decided to count couples and see how many had a taller man and shorter woman, and how many had a shorter man and taller woman.

There were over 20 couples and all of them was of a taller man with a shorter woman.

This is all fine and good but not very scientific. What does science say about this important issue?

A study by Gillis and Avis in 1980 found that for every 100 couples, only 2 are likely to have a taller woman and shorter man. This suggests that in general, men tend to choose women who are shorter than they are and/or women choose men who are taller than they are.

It's interesting stuff but definitely not the complete story or amalgamation thereof.

 

[Avro Arrow]

In March, what was to be the first all female space walk was cancelled because they didn't have enough space suits to fit them.

Looks like the first one will now be tomorrow, Friday October 18! Astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir are going to be replacing a faulty power regulator on the ISS. The spacewalk starts at 7:50 am EDT / 4:50 am PDT / 11:50 am UTC.

Watch NASA's first all-women spacewalk as astronauts fix station power systems

 

[auntiehill]

Yes, I saw that! Should be a very cool thing to see.

 

[rhubarbodendron]

Watch NASA's first all-women spacewalk as astronauts fix station power systems

That's sorta typical: broken by men, fixed by women