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Public restrooms are separated into two rooms for men and women. What if instead we had one restroom, twice as large, for both genders. There would be no urinals, just twice as many stalls and sinks. What do you think? Too weird? It would save resources and would reduce lines in the womens room when the mens was empty.

i'm against it.
it has crossed my mind before, but a lil too weird for my liking.
and like, the guys hearing girls changing pads and stuff? i mean, i know it's natural and all, but how embarrassing! i think separate bathrooms is for the best

We actually have restrooms like this at universities. Thats how I came up with it.

It does seem like it would be easier for one parent with children of both genders to take all of their kids to the bathroom at once. Little boys who don't want to go to the women's restroom with their mothers can be at risk from predators when they go into the mens room alone. And can a dad really take his four year old daughter into the men's room? Family restrooms aren't always available, and it would make this situation safer and easier.

I agree that middle schools and high schools shouldn't have restrooms like this, though. Everyone needs to reach an age of maturity before this is a good idea.

Oh no no no no. The men seeing the pads and tampons and... uhh... our private things... I say make the female's restrooms bigger and leave the men be. Females take so freaking long (I'm an exception, but my mom makes up for it. She takes around 10 minutes in a private home washroom, so imagine in a public one...) I say, make the females' ones bigger instead of a big one for both.

I honestly don't know that guys would care that much. It's quite clearly true that lines for female bathrooms are generally significantly longer. We take longer, for various reasons, and guys who interact with girls on a regular basis are perfectly aware of that. I'm thinking there would be that many men up in arms about it.
I do think family bathrooms are very important if you are going to segregate. Parents need to take their kids, it's just a simple safety issue.

Okay, maybe family, but not a big huge one for everyone.

And if guys mind if females' washroom are bigger, they need to get real, because it's more than clear that females, in general, take a whole lot of time doing stuff in the washroom.

How would a hygiene product scar you for life? A little girl going into the mens room with her dad could see a p***s. Now that would be scaring.

I don't really see how the men would see or hear the pads and tampons. There are still private stalls for everyone, with built in garbage cans for the trash. And is the sound of using a pad going to be audible over flushing, washing, and peeing? Is it even that bad? Theres always going to be some... unpleasant sounds in the bathroom, and most people are used to them.