An official audit released on Wednesday found that Hong Kong authorities had failed to meet their own guidelines, in place since 2004, to provide two female toilets for every one for men. More than half the city’s public toilet sites failed to meet the ratio, the Audit Commission said in its latest report. Researchers say women take longer than men on average as they use toilets rather than urinals. The World Toilet Organisation, which campaigns for better toilets and sanitation, said unequal access to bathrooms could cost billions of dollars a year in lost productivity. In 2015, Hong Kong’s then development minister vowed to tackle the “potty parity” problem after feeling the pain.

Source: National Post November 28, 2019 12:56 UTC