Apologies if I encouraged any misunderstanding as a result of linking a different article than I originally read. I read about this in the Chicago Tribune, which is paywalled. This article more closely resembles what I read.
As you can see, it mentions urination only, not menstruation needs. And it mentions the Shewee. I only recently realized that the article I linked in the OP lacked references to urination and the Shewee, which may have encouraged some folk to focus on menstruation. I. have not made any effort to see what the actual complain alleges.
Also, as should be obvious, my reference to changing menstrual products every 2 hours was in direct response to a poster who specifically described needing to change hers that frequently.
Finally, no one has yet identified reliable support for the premise that women in general need to urinate more frequently than men. Such data may exist, but it has not been identified yet.
If it’s true that women are at constant risk of their personal sanitary systems (whatever they are) being suddenly overwhelmed to the point that they need to get to a bathroom RIGHT NOW, then it sounds to me like the problem is that current sanitary systems just suck, and that we need to improve those. Because there are lots of situations in life where you just can’t get to a bathroom RIGHT NOW at a moment’s notice.
You’re right, there’s certainly room for improvement, though there are a lot of considerations. The amount of bulk necessary for a fool-proof design is an issue. And then to have to walk around with a damp sticky mess against your skin. Most women don’t want to have to rely on wearing Depends, and then only get to change them every 2 hours.
I know two women who drive for Amazon Flex deliveries and I asked if they were prevented from taking bathroom breaks. Reply was no of course not, when ya gotta go ya gotta go and like all drivers behind the wheel if a vehicle you know how to find a toilet. No talk of sitting in depends leaking fluid. Ffs.
It’s simple: With the Amazon Flex app, you use your own vehicle to deliver Amazon packages as a flexible way of earning extra money on your own schedule.
We know how valuable your time is. With Amazon Flex, you work only when you want to. You can plan your week by reserving blocks in advance or picking them each day based on your availability. Choose the blocks that fit your schedule and start earning money delivering packages.
Yeah. Amazon Flex is uber for delivering packages.
They pay more or less by the map mile; how long you take or which route you actually take is up to you. Wanna stop at Denny’s for lunch w a few packages in your car? Help yourself.
I never heard of Amazon Flex until a couple weeks ago, when a Facebook friend posted that she had picked up a shift. One FAQ they addressed was “passengers.” I could see a situation where a person who could not lift heavy items drove, and the passenger did the actual deliveries to the door, or more likely, a parent would have to take children with them.
I assume that they pre-calculate a close-to-optimal route for the driver, and make the driver aware of that route somehow. I’m sure that they don’t actually find a truly optimal route, because that’s a famously difficult problem.
Fortunately, computing a “reasonably good in non-pathological cases” path is a very well-understood and well-solved problem now. Lots of industries depend on that.
This isn’t woman specific, but try having IBS. I can’t tell you how many cool experiences I’ve had to turn down because there wouldn’t be immediate bathroom access.
I could never have a job like this.
(I also have childbirth-related bladder issues. Five years later.)