one in six cellphones contain fecal matter because the majority of us use
matter because the majority of us use
matter because the majority of us use our cell phones on the toilet and most
our cell phones on the toilet and most
our cell phones on the toilet and most of us don’t clean our phones in public
of us don’t clean our phones in public
of us don’t clean our phones in public restrooms we fix our hair or makeup you
restrooms we fix our hair or makeup you
restrooms we fix our hair or makeup you watch Netflix and we wash our hands
watch Netflix and we wash our hands
watch Netflix and we wash our hands hopefully we take narcotics both legal
hopefully we take narcotics both legal
hopefully we take narcotics both legal and illegal and the majority of us use
and illegal and the majority of us use
and illegal and the majority of us use the stall that is faded from the
the stall that is faded from the
the stall that is faded from the bathroom door because we believe it is
bathroom door because we believe it is
bathroom door because we believe it is the cleanest our restroom experiences
the cleanest our restroom experiences
the cleanest our restroom experiences are private and they’re common so if we
are private and they’re common so if we
are private and they’re common so if we use the Resurrection for the same
use the Resurrection for the same
use the Resurrection for the same experience and utilitarian purposes why
experience and utilitarian purposes why
experience and utilitarian purposes why is the label on the door such a concern
is the label on the door such a concern
is the label on the door such a concern public restrooms have a short yet
public restrooms have a short yet
public restrooms have a short yet complex history the public restrooms are
complex history the public restrooms are
complex history the public restrooms are less than 150 years old and back then
less than 150 years old and back then
less than 150 years old and back then Rett public restrooms were male only and
Rett public restrooms were male only and
Rett public restrooms were male only and today for the most part policy changed
today for the most part policy changed
today for the most part policy changed and their male and female but the
and their male and female but the
and their male and female but the original restroom the original public
original restroom the original public
original restroom the original public restroom was male female gender-neutral
restroom was male female gender-neutral
restroom was male female gender-neutral deer and dinosaur and when did trees
deer and dinosaur and when did trees
deer and dinosaur and when did trees become the victim of human elimination
become the victim of human elimination
become the victim of human elimination my first encounter with public restrooms
my first encounter with public restrooms
my first encounter with public restrooms or my first memorable encounter with
or my first memorable encounter with
or my first memorable encounter with restroom signage occurred on a United
restroom signage occurred on a United
restroom signage occurred on a United States military base overseas on this
States military base overseas on this
States military base overseas on this base there are public restroom trailers
base there are public restroom trailers
base there are public restroom trailers all throughout the base and although
all throughout the base and although
all throughout the base and although there are many I’m human and subjected
there are many I’m human and subjected
there are many I’m human and subjected patterns from complacency I used the
patterns from complacency I used the
patterns from complacency I used the same trailer every day I use the same
same trailer every day I use the same
same trailer every day I use the same trailer so often that I began to ignore
trailer so often that I began to ignore
trailer so often that I began to ignore the signs on the door then one morning I
the signs on the door then one morning I
the signs on the door then one morning I go to use the restroom of the shower I
go to use the restroom of the shower I
go to use the restroom of the shower I was the only person in the trailer so I
was the only person in the trailer so I
was the only person in the trailer so I step outside the shower curtain to dry
step outside the shower curtain to dry
step outside the shower curtain to dry off and for females walk in they stared
off and for females walk in they stared
off and for females walk in they stared at me and I stared back at them we
at me and I stared back at them we
at me and I stared back at them we stared at each other as if we owed one
stared at each other as if we owed one
stared at each other as if we owed one another money hey you’re in the wrong
another money hey you’re in the wrong
another money hey you’re in the wrong bathroom no no I’m not yes this became a
bathroom no no I’m not yes this became a
bathroom no no I’m not yes this became a female latrine 2 days ago
female latrine 2 days ago
female latrine 2 days ago there’s been a sign on the door for two
there’s been a sign on the door for two
there’s been a sign on the door for two weeks Oh as restrooms changed so did the
weeks Oh as restrooms changed so did the
weeks Oh as restrooms changed so did the law and we often say that technology is
law and we often say that technology is
law and we often say that technology is too slow – or the laws too slow to
too slow – or the laws too slow to
too slow – or the laws too slow to maintain pace with technology and to
maintain pace with technology and to
maintain pace with technology and to some people indoor plumbing is mono
some people indoor plumbing is mono
some people indoor plumbing is mono technology
technology
technology I still call my father
I still call my father
I still call my father for help with indoor plumbing I’ll share
for help with indoor plumbing I’ll share
for help with indoor plumbing I’ll share another story and I promise for less of
another story and I promise for less of
another story and I promise for less of a visualization when I first learned
a visualization when I first learned
a visualization when I first learned about North Carolina’s House bill – also
about North Carolina’s House bill – also
about North Carolina’s House bill – also known as the bathroom bill I wasn’t very
known as the bathroom bill I wasn’t very
known as the bathroom bill I wasn’t very knowledgeable about bathroom policy so
knowledgeable about bathroom policy so
knowledgeable about bathroom policy so when I first learned about the bathroom
when I first learned about the bathroom
when I first learned about the bathroom bill that restricted people to use the
bill that restricted people to use the
bill that restricted people to use the restroom associate with their gender
restroom associate with their gender
restroom associate with their gender identified at birth my initial reaction
identified at birth my initial reaction
identified at birth my initial reaction isn’t that already illegal then I
isn’t that already illegal then I
isn’t that already illegal then I encountered a restroom that
encountered a restroom that
encountered a restroom that discriminated one discriminated one
discriminated one discriminated one
discriminated one discriminated one gender and not another
gender and not another
gender and not another and also baffled and confused by the
and also baffled and confused by the
and also baffled and confused by the design of this restroom that had to
design of this restroom that had to
design of this restroom that had to figure out why it was done like that and
figure out why it was done like that and
figure out why it was done like that and more importantly how people felt about
more importantly how people felt about
more importantly how people felt about it
it
it so I ceased all other research and don’t
so I ceased all other research and don’t
so I ceased all other research and don’t head first into this phenomenon there
head first into this phenomenon there
head first into this phenomenon there are some organizations that will label
are some organizations that will label
are some organizations that will label one restroom as gender specific and the
one restroom as gender specific and the
one restroom as gender specific and the other as gender-neutral I’ll give you an
other as gender-neutral I’ll give you an
other as gender-neutral I’ll give you an example you’re walking to the restroom
example you’re walking to the restroom
example you’re walking to the restroom and you approach two doors the door on
and you approach two doors the door on
and you approach two doors the door on the left
the left
the left is female the door on the right is male
is female the door on the right is male
is female the door on the right is male and gender-neutral and the situations
and gender-neutral and the situations
and gender-neutral and the situations often reversed male and female and
often reversed male and female and
often reversed male and female and gender-neutral in concept this sounds
gender-neutral in concept this sounds
gender-neutral in concept this sounds like it solves a utilitarian problem but
like it solves a utilitarian problem but
like it solves a utilitarian problem but humans are utilitarian thinkers so I’ll
humans are utilitarian thinkers so I’ll
humans are utilitarian thinkers so I’ll share a story from a college professor I
share a story from a college professor I
share a story from a college professor I recently showed a college professor
recently showed a college professor
recently showed a college professor arrest true a gender neutral restroom
arrest true a gender neutral restroom
arrest true a gender neutral restroom placard and she said she would use the
placard and she said she would use the
placard and she said she would use the restroom measure the same college
restroom measure the same college
restroom measure the same college professor the female engineer neutral
professor the female engineer neutral
professor the female engineer neutral placard and she declined the two
placard and she declined the two
placard and she declined the two restrooms share the same meeting same
restrooms share the same meeting same
restrooms share the same meeting same definition of the placard but yet two
definition of the placard but yet two
definition of the placard but yet two different responses the utilitarian
different responses the utilitarian
different responses the utilitarian response would have been to use the
response would have been to use the
response would have been to use the restroom but the response was about the
restroom but the response was about the
restroom but the response was about the perceived experience and then we took
perceived experience and then we took
perceived experience and then we took that same scenario and we replicated
that same scenario and we replicated
that same scenario and we replicated with 6000 participants when we showed
with 6000 participants when we showed
with 6000 participants when we showed 6,000 females the female and gender
6,000 females the female and gender
6,000 females the female and gender neutral and gender neutral placards 89%
neutral and gender neutral placards 89%
neutral and gender neutral placards 89% were more than comfortable with using
were more than comfortable with using
were more than comfortable with using the female and gender-neutral version
the female and gender-neutral version
the female and gender-neutral version again two different restroom signs two
again two different restroom signs two
again two different restroom signs two different responses well how would males
different responses well how would males
different responses well how would males feel in this situation when we showed
feel in this situation when we showed
feel in this situation when we showed males the same placards but the male
males the same placards but the male
males the same placards but the male versions males typically did not care
versions males typically did not care
versions males typically did not care what the signage of the door said males
what the signage of the door said males
what the signage of the door said males a very utilitarian they’ll walk in the
a very utilitarian they’ll walk in the
a very utilitarian they’ll walk in the restroom
restroom
restroom use the restroom and exit the restroom
use the restroom and exit the restroom
use the restroom and exit the restroom but males did have one concern and it
but males did have one concern and it
but males did have one concern and it wasn’t their restroom
wasn’t their restroom
wasn’t their restroom the concern that most males had was the
the concern that most males had was the
the concern that most males had was the female restroom males did not want
female restroom males did not want
female restroom males did not want females sharing the female restroom
females sharing the female restroom
females sharing the female restroom during the tense bathroom debate of 2015
during the tense bathroom debate of 2015
during the tense bathroom debate of 2015 when most people are confused about what
when most people are confused about what
when most people are confused about what was going on in the bathroom I was
was going on in the bathroom I was
was going on in the bathroom I was Marcus what was going on outside the
Marcus what was going on outside the
Marcus what was going on outside the bathroom door when is the bathroom no
bathroom door when is the bathroom no
bathroom door when is the bathroom no longer bathroom one is it a can a John a
longer bathroom one is it a can a John a
longer bathroom one is it a can a John a lavatory of a tree nor a loo when is it
lavatory of a tree nor a loo when is it
lavatory of a tree nor a loo when is it a powder room a potty or privy and when
a powder room a potty or privy and when
a powder room a potty or privy and when is it a restroom a throne or water
is it a restroom a throne or water
is it a restroom a throne or water closet with so many names
closet with so many names
closet with so many names why are we so hung up on gendered
why are we so hung up on gendered
why are we so hung up on gendered pronouns more so why are we so hung upon
pronouns more so why are we so hung upon
pronouns more so why are we so hung upon using gender-neutral as the default
using gender-neutral as the default
using gender-neutral as the default option for shared restrooms behavioral
option for shared restrooms behavioral
option for shared restrooms behavioral science tells us that gender neutral is
science tells us that gender neutral is
science tells us that gender neutral is not the preferred option by most people
not the preferred option by most people
not the preferred option by most people so we have so many names to the restroom
so we have so many names to the restroom
so we have so many names to the restroom let’s start using more fun names
let’s start using more fun names
let’s start using more fun names although non-traditional restroom signs
although non-traditional restroom signs
although non-traditional restroom signs could create a more enjoyable restroom
could create a more enjoyable restroom
could create a more enjoyable restroom experience there isn’t a universal
experience there isn’t a universal
experience there isn’t a universal answer they can probably all relate to a
answer they can probably all relate to a
answer they can probably all relate to a time we’ve been to a restaurant that had
time we’ve been to a restaurant that had
time we’ve been to a restaurant that had a foreign theme and we didn’t know which
a foreign theme and we didn’t know which
a foreign theme and we didn’t know which bathroom door to use are we blokes or
bathroom door to use are we blokes or
bathroom door to use are we blokes or are we Sheila’s traditional restroom
are we Sheila’s traditional restroom
are we Sheila’s traditional restroom signs can be found nearly anywhere and
signs can be found nearly anywhere and
signs can be found nearly anywhere and organizations are constantly seeking new
organizations are constantly seeking new
organizations are constantly seeking new ways and more appropriate ways of
ways and more appropriate ways of
ways and more appropriate ways of conforming to the non-binary gender
conforming to the non-binary gender
conforming to the non-binary gender population so what would happen if we
population so what would happen if we
population so what would happen if we took the traditional restroom sign and
took the traditional restroom sign and
took the traditional restroom sign and reframe the message but let’s not
reframe the message but let’s not
reframe the message but let’s not reframe the message to match the
reframe the message to match the
reframe the message to match the transgender population let’s match
transgender population let’s match
transgender population let’s match everyone and we just might nudge a new
everyone and we just might nudge a new
everyone and we just might nudge a new normal or need default through behavior
normal or need default through behavior
normal or need default through behavior change so we took the traditional
change so we took the traditional
change so we took the traditional restroom placard with the traditional
restroom placard with the traditional
restroom placard with the traditional male silhouette and the word gendered
male silhouette and the word gendered
male silhouette and the word gendered below it and we showed it to males and
below it and we showed it to males and
below it and we showed it to males and males were very comfortable to
males were very comfortable to
males were very comfortable to expression design then we took the
expression design then we took the
expression design then we took the opposite version took the female
opposite version took the female
opposite version took the female silhouette and put gendered below it and
silhouette and put gendered below it and
silhouette and put gendered below it and females again were very comfortable with
females again were very comfortable with
females again were very comfortable with this design but then we thought would it
this design but then we thought would it
this design but then we thought would it be possible to increase acceptance and
be possible to increase acceptance and
be possible to increase acceptance and we’ll use to use if we removed the
we’ll use to use if we removed the
we’ll use to use if we removed the silhouette completely from the restroom
silhouette completely from the restroom
silhouette completely from the restroom placard so we created two more designs a
placard so we created two more designs a
placard so we created two more designs a gender M and in gender deaf and we
gender M and in gender deaf and we
gender M and in gender deaf and we showed these to males and females alike
showed these to males and females alike
showed these to males and females alike against 6,000
against 6,000
against 6,000 participants each and again males and
participants each and again males and
participants each and again males and females alike we’re extremely
females alike we’re extremely
females alike we’re extremely comfortable and extremely likely to use
comfortable and extremely likely to use
comfortable and extremely likely to use this restroom design then the moment of
this restroom design then the moment of
this restroom design then the moment of truth how would this placard feel fair
truth how would this placard feel fair
truth how would this placard feel fair for everyone if we had a shared version
for everyone if we had a shared version
for everyone if we had a shared version so we showed the share version to people
so we showed the share version to people
so we showed the share version to people who identified as male female non-binary
who identified as male female non-binary
who identified as male female non-binary and transgender and the significant
and transgender and the significant
and transgender and the significant majority were extremely comfortable with
majority were extremely comfortable with
majority were extremely comfortable with this rationale design but as we got
this rationale design but as we got
this rationale design but as we got closer to what we felt like was the
closer to what we felt like was the
closer to what we felt like was the appropriate answer for a restroom design
appropriate answer for a restroom design
appropriate answer for a restroom design that would work for everyone we realized
that would work for everyone we realized
that would work for everyone we realized you know we don’t live in a perfect
you know we don’t live in a perfect
you know we don’t live in a perfect world how would these wrestling designs
world how would these wrestling designs
world how would these wrestling designs fare if children were involved so I want
fare if children were involved so I want
fare if children were involved so I want you to imagine you’re at a concert and
you to imagine you’re at a concert and
you to imagine you’re at a concert and your favorite artist is about to perform
your favorite artist is about to perform
your favorite artist is about to perform you’re waiting in line for the restroom
you’re waiting in line for the restroom
you’re waiting in line for the restroom and the line is long and it’s moving
and the line is long and it’s moving
and the line is long and it’s moving slowly you’re anxious to get back to
slowly you’re anxious to get back to
slowly you’re anxious to get back to your seats then you notice the restroom
your seats then you notice the restroom
your seats then you notice the restroom for the opposite gender doesn’t have the
for the opposite gender doesn’t have the
for the opposite gender doesn’t have the line how likely are you to use the
line how likely are you to use the
line how likely are you to use the opposite genders restroom here’s what we
opposite genders restroom here’s what we
opposite genders restroom here’s what we know we know that males are too scared
know we know that males are too scared
know we know that males are too scared to go into the female restroom and we
to go into the female restroom and we
to go into the female restroom and we know that females are likely to invade
know that females are likely to invade
know that females are likely to invade the male restroom but are less
the male restroom but are less
the male restroom but are less comfortable doing so
same scenario now you wait in line for
same scenario now you wait in line for that restroom with a small child how
that restroom with a small child how
that restroom with a small child how likely are you to use that how likely
likely are you to use that how likely
likely are you to use that how likely are you to send a small child into that
are you to send a small child into that
are you to send a small child into that restroom alone less than 1% of people
restroom alone less than 1% of people
restroom alone less than 1% of people will have that child to enter that
will have that child to enter that
will have that child to enter that restroom by themselves so then we tested
restroom by themselves so then we tested
restroom by themselves so then we tested the all placard again and instead of 1%
the all placard again and instead of 1%
the all placard again and instead of 1% we got 20% not the highest results but
we got 20% not the highest results but
we got 20% not the highest results but greater than the previous 1% then we had
greater than the previous 1% then we had
greater than the previous 1% then we had one more nudge up our sleeve to nudge
one more nudge up our sleeve to nudge
one more nudge up our sleeve to nudge behavior change and get people to accept
behavior change and get people to accept
behavior change and get people to accept shared restrooms when children are
shared restrooms when children are
shared restrooms when children are involved the everyone placard the
involved the everyone placard the
involved the everyone placard the everyone placard has consistently given
everyone placard has consistently given
everyone placard has consistently given us the highest results of acceptance
us the highest results of acceptance
us the highest results of acceptance comfort and willingness to use across
comfort and willingness to use across
comfort and willingness to use across all gender identities in all situations
all gender identities in all situations
all gender identities in all situations and scenarios especially with parents of
and scenarios especially with parents of
and scenarios especially with parents of young children our perceptions of
young children our perceptions of
young children our perceptions of restrooms are likely to change from
restrooms are likely to change from
restrooms are likely to change from private restrooms to public restrooms
private restrooms to public restrooms
private restrooms to public restrooms for example we use this we use the stall
for example we use this we use the stall
for example we use this we use the stall that is furthest from the bathroom door
that is furthest from the bathroom door
that is furthest from the bathroom door because we believe it is the cleanest so
because we believe it is the cleanest so
because we believe it is the cleanest so if we’re all using the same stall is it
if we’re all using the same stall is it
if we’re all using the same stall is it really the cleanest 85% of Americans
really the cleanest 85% of Americans
really the cleanest 85% of Americans believe they had
believe they had
believe they had exceptionally clean toothbrush
exceptionally clean toothbrush
exceptionally clean toothbrush toothbrushes are recommended to be
toothbrushes are recommended to be
toothbrushes are recommended to be stored seven feet from a toilet but in
stored seven feet from a toilet but in
stored seven feet from a toilet but in America the average toothbrush the
America the average toothbrush the
America the average toothbrush the toilet distance is a mere three and a
toilet distance is a mere three and a
toilet distance is a mere three and a half feet and we all believe that we’re
half feet and we all believe that we’re
half feet and we all believe that we’re pretty quick on the toilet but one in
pretty quick on the toilet but one in
pretty quick on the toilet but one in four Americans will spend at least 60
four Americans will spend at least 60
four Americans will spend at least 60 minutes on the toilet each day so not
minutes on the toilet each day so not
minutes on the toilet each day so not all restroom concerns are about
all restroom concerns are about
all restroom concerns are about transgender individuals when we exploit
transgender individuals when we exploit
transgender individuals when we exploit a Canas then a period of time on the
a Canas then a period of time on the
a Canas then a period of time on the toilet
toilet
toilet we indirectly create a potty parody
we indirectly create a potty parody
we indirectly create a potty parody concern so I try to be equal but what
concern so I try to be equal but what
concern so I try to be equal but what does equal mean we can probably agree
does equal mean we can probably agree
does equal mean we can probably agree that an equal statement or action
that an equal statement or action
that an equal statement or action contains a one to one ratio
contains a one to one ratio
contains a one to one ratio New York City’s potty priority law state
New York City’s potty priority law state
New York City’s potty priority law state that female restrooms must have two
that female restrooms must have two
that female restrooms must have two stalls for every one male bathroom stall
stalls for every one male bathroom stall
stalls for every one male bathroom stall on adjacent male bathroom then there’s
on adjacent male bathroom then there’s
on adjacent male bathroom then there’s Denver Denver’s Convention Center
Denver Denver’s Convention Center
Denver Denver’s Convention Center created a unique restroom that has
created a unique restroom that has
created a unique restroom that has partition walls so on the Denver
partition walls so on the Denver
partition walls so on the Denver Convention Center hosts events that
Convention Center hosts events that
Convention Center hosts events that cater more to one gender than another
cater more to one gender than another
cater more to one gender than another the restroom size changes to reflect the
the restroom size changes to reflect the
the restroom size changes to reflect the audience demographics I often advocate
audience demographics I often advocate
audience demographics I often advocate that the restroom experience begins
that the restroom experience begins
that the restroom experience begins outside the restroom door and I’m not
outside the restroom door and I’m not
outside the restroom door and I’m not sure I’ve ever came across a person who
sure I’ve ever came across a person who
sure I’ve ever came across a person who was raised in a home with a gendered
was raised in a home with a gendered
was raised in a home with a gendered bathroom maybe the Denver Convention
bathroom maybe the Denver Convention
bathroom maybe the Denver Convention Center is a metaphor for potty priority
Center is a metaphor for potty priority
Center is a metaphor for potty priority and shared restrooms but is it possible
and shared restrooms but is it possible
and shared restrooms but is it possible that the solution to shared restrooms
that the solution to shared restrooms
that the solution to shared restrooms and potty priority is not forced policy
and potty priority is not forced policy
and potty priority is not forced policy change but rather creative solutions
change but rather creative solutions
change but rather creative solutions that are fun and engaging
that are fun and engaging
that are fun and engaging I’m Michael Barbera I’m a researcher and
I’m Michael Barbera I’m a researcher and
I’m Michael Barbera I’m a researcher and I love asking tough questions thank you
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