Posts tagged “sexism”
Desks for short people
I am 5’3″ (160cm) and I was beginning to think that finding a desk the right height for me was impossible. I’m just half an inch shy of the median height of women in North America. You’d think this would be easy. But the industry standard for desk height – 29 inches – is bonkers. […]
Why is it so hard to find a good office chair?
[Content warning: body weight] Most office chairs aren’t made for people under about 5’5″, especially if they’re skinny. I spend most of my workday at a computer, like you probably do. Sitting in one position all day isn’t the best for you, but if you get your desk and chair and computer stuff set up […]
He’s a good man
Men see an uprising against sexual violence and ask, first, who they are supposed to be — rather than what they might have done. So many of the knee-jerk defenses of men who have done violent things, celebrities and ordinary guys alike, start on the premise that they are “not that sort of person.” But […]