She’s A Woman Working In The Construction Industry, And She’s Pointing Out One Major Fashion Difference Between Work Clothes Made For Men And Women That’s So Annoying
It’s not a secret that pants designed for women have had a bad reputation because of one design flaw that keeps occurring after all these years of complaints. The pockets!
For years, those who wear pants designed for women have been complaining about pocket sizes. On countless pairs of women’s jeans, you will find pockets that can hardly fit anything bigger than a lighter.
Some women’s pants don’t even have front pockets! They’ll have just a seam to give the illusion of a pocket.
Although this is an annoyance for many women everywhere, imagine how frustrating it is for a woman working in a male-dominated workspace.
Take a woman working on a construction site, for instance. How is she supposed to fit any tools that she may need into those measly pockets that are sewn into women’s pants?
A woman on TikTok named Constanza (@technically.a.tech) recently called this issue to attention after duetting another TikTok user (@almostcaptainmorgan) who asked a question to women who work in male-dominated fields.
“What is your little daily reminder that things are quite made for you?”
Constanza, who has worked on various job sites as an environmental tech, replied with, “Pockets.”
Constanza then shows off pants that she bought from a company that claims they make workwear specifically for women.
Halfpoint – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only, not the actual person
“I was particularly ticked off when I couldn’t even fit my phone into my front pocket properly,” she says as she squeezes her phone into the wimpy pocket. “Our tools are the same sizes, our phones are the same sizes,” she continues in her video. “What is the reason that women’s pockets are so much more shallow than men’s pockets?”
Constanza’s video gained lots of attention, and it received over 230,000 likes. However, like most people who raise awareness on issues pertaining to women, she was greeted with some unwanted attention from people who challenged her.
One commenter claimed that the only reason why women buy pants is to “look good,” while men buy pants for “practicality.”
“Nothing stops you from buying men’s clothes,” commented the user.
This prompted Constanza to make a response video, saying, “Obviously, my workwear needs to be practical. I’m not buying it for fashion, I’m buying it so that I can work properly and comfortably. I can’t just buy men’s workwear, it doesn’t fit right.”
Constanza says in her video that women are not asking for too much when they ask for deeper pockets.
“We need them to work,” she poins out. “We need them to carry our tools. We need them to carry our cell phones, just like all the men on sites do. What’s different?”
@technically.a.tech Why are our pockets so shallow?! #pockets #pantspockets #womeninstem #womenonconstruction #womenintrades #giveuspockets #workwear #womensworkwear #ppe
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