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From: stanwyck@ihuxr.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Public Restrooms (semi-flame)
Message-ID: <603@ihuxr.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 31-Aug-83 10:57:33 EDT
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Posted: Wed Aug 31 10:57:33 1983
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At both Oregon State and the Univ of Minnesota, many of the womens restrooms
have the rest areas with couches or cots, and frequently soft chairs.  None
of the mens restrooms at either place have such.

One further complaint that I have on the same issue (restrooms) - as a parent
with an infant, my wife and i greatly resent the fact that many-most womens
restrooms have a table/counter/someplace to change an infant, but mens restrooms
almost never do.  This means that I can not take my son out for the day to 
let my wife relax, as I can't find a place to change him.  (Actually, we do make
do, but it is far less convienient for me than for my wife due to the lack
of changing places.

I will believe that women are serious about social equality the first time I
hear a women speak up and say that it is not fair for women to have special
treatment in the area of restrooms or other areas where women are given
special advantages.  Instead, I find that women are just like the men they are
complaining about - "if you got it beter than me, it's not fair, but if I have
it better than you, that's just the way it is...."

(A supporter of equal rights, equal opportunity, equal pay for equal work, but
not a blanket supporter of every whim of the feminist movement....)

don stanwyck : 312-979-6667 : ..!ihnp4!ihuxr!stanwyck