{"id":582,"date":"2017-02-16T04:37:31","date_gmt":"2017-02-16T04:37:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/archaeologyofus\/?p=582"},"modified":"2017-02-16T04:37:31","modified_gmt":"2017-02-16T04:37:31","slug":"bathroom-materiality-reflection-of-gender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/archaeologyofus\/2017\/02\/16\/bathroom-materiality-reflection-of-gender\/","title":{"rendered":"Bathroom Materiality: Reflection of Gender"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"analyzation

The analyzation of\u00a0the materials in the different restrooms<\/p><\/div>\n

Bathroom Materiality<\/h1>\n

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My group analyzed the bathrooms according to their materiality to inquire whether there is a difference amid the gendered bathrooms. Is there a need for gender-specific bathrooms?<\/p>\n

\"Kaldi's

Kaldi’s gender neutral restroom with feminine hygiene unit and baby changing station (on the left wall).<\/p><\/div>\n

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When analyzing the bathrooms, we determined the following items to be the most fundamentally gender-specific: the feminine hygiene disposable unit, the urinal, the signs, and the baby changing station. The feminine hygiene unit and baby- changing station, however, are both present in gender neutral bathrooms, which indicates that they are compatable in a non-gender specified bathroom. Such was illustrated in the Kaldi’s bathroom and the gender neutral bathroom in Long Street Means hall at Emory University.<\/p>\n

\"baby-changing

Panera Bread women’s bathroom with a baby-changing station<\/p><\/div>\n

The baby changing station should ideally be present in both men’s and women’s restrooms, but such is not common. “Why?” one might ask; my group discovered that it is likely due to the admiration for the societal, traditional value that women, mothers, are expected to take care of a child. This ideal\u00a0was illustrated in Panera Bread, as there was only a baby-changing station in the women’s restroom.<\/p>\n

\"Sign

The sign indicating for women residing in Dobbs Hall to pick up their hair<\/p><\/div>\n

Societal ideals are also illustrated in the women’s restroom in Emory University’s Dobbs Hall, which possesses a sign stating for women to pick up there hair. Consequently, this associates women to having longer hair and possessing this responsibility.<\/p>\n

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\"Men's

A men’s urinal in Emory University’s Goizueta Business School<\/p><\/div>\n

The men’s urinal, however, offered a different perspective since it is solely found in a men’s gender specified restroom. Why? It was determined that for men, it is often a cleaner means to use the restroom and a means to conserve water. Although it is not required, it still possesses a frequent appearance in society, which is illustrated in the men’s restroom of Emory University’s Goizueta Business School.<\/p>\n

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Conclusively, my group determined that the materiality of a bathroom can indicate the societal ideals and the environment of a community.<\/p>\n

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