# the number of people who can relieve themselves at once is far higher per square foot of floor space in the male bathroom than in the female bathroom >On the face of it, it may seem fair and equitable to accord male and female public toilets the same amount of floor space – and historically, this is the way it has been done. 50/50 division of floor space has even been formalised in plumbing codes. However, if a male toilet has both cubicles and urinals, the number of people who can relieve themselves at once is far higher per square foot of floor space in the male bathroom than in the female bathroom. Suddenly equal floor space isn’t so equal. ([[Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez#^t0hdd]])