British towns are designed for men, and exclude women?

British towns are designed for men, and exclude women?
Submitted by GaryB on Thu, 2008-08-28 23:53.
Story here. Except:

'A study by Cambridge University says planning projects and urban regeneration schemes tend to cater to men better than women, despite the two living their lives differently.

Travel is one example. Studies show women make more complex journeys than men, dropping children off at school, going to work, getting the shopping before going home.

In contrast, men tend to just travel straight to work and back again.'

If you read the article, it basically states that towns are failing women because:

-Not enough public transport
-Not enough schools and creches near workplaces, which restricts where they can work
-Not safe enough at night - they worry about their safety when on foot
-Not enough lighting at night
-Not enough public toilets
-Parks are for sports, when women (apparently) want ponds and ducks

So, guys don't feel unsafe at night, don't use buses or need to urinate when out? Guys don't do the school run - and it doesn't matter what our work choices are? It's a complete pile of crap, of course, and the article posts from readers thankfully show that other people see that too. Feel free to leave your own response.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7... http://news.mensactivism.org/node/10433

Just Candid wrote:

British towns are designed for men, and exclude women?
Submitted by GaryB on Thu, 2008-08-28 23:53.
Story here. Except:
'A study by Cambridge University says planning projects and urban regeneration schemes tend to cater to men better than women, despite the two living their lives differently.
Travel is one example. Studies show women make more complex journeys than men, dropping children off at school, going to work, getting the shopping before going home.
In contrast, men tend to just travel straight to work and back again.'
If you read the article, it basically states that towns are failing women because:
-Not enough public transport
-Not enough schools and creches near workplaces, which restricts where they can work
-Not safe enough at night - they worry about their safety when on foot
-Not enough lighting at night
-Not enough public toilets
-Parks are for sports, when women (apparently) want ponds and ducks
So, guys don't feel unsafe at night, don't use buses or need to urinate when out? Guys don't do the school run - and it doesn't matter what our work choices are? It's a complete pile of crap, of course, and the article posts from readers thankfully show that other people see that too. Feel free to leave your own response.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7... http://news.mensactivism.org/node/10433

Yawn.