From military equipment to smartphones - here are a few ways the world seems biased towards men.
, but the rollout of new gear remains incomplete.
But even before these relatively new roles opened up, women in the military were forced to deal with dangerously improper attire. During World War Two, Ms Elias says, women were never expected to be in non-office roles, so the military failed to prepare uniforms for other jobs, like mechanics.The US government did not adequately test the impact of a crash on a belt-restrained female dummy until 2012. Dummies for decades had been based on the average, 50th percentile male body.
She says it's clear the industry is aware they must address the issue of women - but"they haven't done it in any sensible way that accounts for the fact that women are 50% of the population".From apps to the actual size, there are a number of design features that have made some women say smartphones have been designed with only men in mind.
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