Guangzhou female college students stage 'Occupy Men's Toilets' protests
Updated: 21 Feb 2012
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Female students hold banners and protest in front of a public toilet calling for more cubicles for women during an "Occupy Men's Toilet" movement in Guangzhou city, South China's Guangdong province on Feb 19, 2012. During the demonstration, several female volunteers occupied some vacant cubicles in men's toilet to let women waiting outside have priority use of the facilities. [Photo/CFP]
A female students holds a banner and protest in front of a public toilet calling for more cubicles for women during an "Occupy Men's Toilet" movement in Guangzhou city, South China's Guangdong province on Feb 19, 2012. During the demonstration, several female volunteers occupied some vacant cubicles in men's toilet to let women waiting outside have priority use of the facilities. The slogan reads "More convenience for women, more gender equality". [Photo/CFP]
Female college students in Guangzhou are protesting the imbalanced distribution of public bathrooms by staging Occupy Men's Toilets protests, according to the Guangzhou Daily.
A few female college students began occupying men's bathrooms Sunday morning by chanting slogans of "care for women by giving them the convenience of a restroom!" at the main entrance of the Yuexiu Park.
"Sir, would you please wait a few more minutes and let the lady go first, because the women's bathroom has a long line?" one student asked a man who was about to enter the bathroom.
The women said they hoped their actions would make the government and society talk about the issue of imbalanced toilet seat allocation, and eliminate the long lines at women's bathrooms.
Li Maizi, the organizer of the protest, said when chatting with friends she found they were all annoyed by the long queues at public bathrooms, so she began her project to express their dissatisfaction.
Although the current toilet ratio is 1:1, seeming equal on the surface, the group says men and women use toilets differently, making the distribution unequal.
A few female college students began occupying men's bathrooms Sunday morning by chanting slogans of "care for women by giving them the convenience of a restroom!" at the main entrance of the Yuexiu Park.
"Sir, would you please wait a few more minutes and let the lady go first, because the women's bathroom has a long line?" one student asked a man who was about to enter the bathroom.
The women said they hoped their actions would make the government and society talk about the issue of imbalanced toilet seat allocation, and eliminate the long lines at women's bathrooms.
Li Maizi, the organizer of the protest, said when chatting with friends she found they were all annoyed by the long queues at public bathrooms, so she began her project to express their dissatisfaction.
Although the current toilet ratio is 1:1, seeming equal on the surface, the group says men and women use toilets differently, making the distribution unequal.
SOURCE: Want China Times
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