Many design standards are still based on a “default male body”, assuming a fast pace, standing and minimal time spent in the toilet. When spaces are organised around men’s bodies and routines, delays ...

Trans women visiting parliament will be barred from using women’s toilets under new guidance, The Independent can reveal. Until now visitors to the estate could use toilets most appropriate for their ...

Japan's transport ministry has come up with draft guidelines aimed at reducing long waiting lines at women's toilets at stations and commercial facilities.

On a humid afternoon in May, a handful of local residents gathered at a one-room home in an unplanned housing settlement in Mumbai. The women greeted one another and then sat down on the small porch ...

Japan Railways group has been rolling out measures to ease congestion at women's toilets at stations, including increasing the number of facilities and introducing services to help users find less ...