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A recent discussion on this at my work was centred around the notion that large phones don't generally fit in women's clothes pockets (when they have pockets),
by askvictor 4y ago
A recent discussion on this at my work was centred around the notion that large phones don't generally fit in women's clothes pockets (when they have pockets), as the pockets tend to be smaller. There seems to be an inherent sexism in phone design (and clothing design, and many other things).
- shmel 4y agoOverwhelming majority of women I know always carry a purse. I have yet to see a phone that doesn't fit into the smallest purse.
- askvictor 4y agoMaybe that's because women's clothing tends not to have pockets?
- hanche 4y agoThat is very culture dependent, I think. I don’t know a single woman who usually carries a purse! (I live in Norway. And maybe my acquaintances are unusual. But still.)
- shmel 4y agoThis is really interesting! I live in the UK. I know exactly one woman who doesn't carry a purse and to a big degree it is due to an injury.
- Siira 4y agoObviously, these are tradeoffs decided by the capitalistic (pseudo)majority. It’s not sexism. (And I have hands smaller than your average woman.)
- sudosteph 4y agoI've been mostly wearing men's pants for the past few years to get past the pocket problem (skinny leg men's pants fit me pretty well and still have OK pockets). I'm probably in the minority though, most women just carry a pocketbook.