While women have only stalls, men have stalls and urinals which give them often twice as many toilets. According to Working Woman, in building-code circles this is called the Urinal Advantage. I call it toilet inequity. But for those of us who like to drink liquids with meals, just not going to the bathroom is not an option. The irony of toilet inequity is that women take longer to use the bathroom.
Women have more accessories and, let's face it, a more difficult process of going to the bathroom.
I won't go into details on this one, just trust me. Let's bring it closer to home. You are out having a ball at an Ames bar when the need to use the facilities arises. You and a male friend head to the restroom at the same time. After threading through crowds of drinkers with suspended beer bottles and lit cigarettes, you see the line for the women's bathroom.