Definition of Parity
Parity may be defined in various ways in relation to facilities in a building. The simplest is as equal floorspace for men's and women's washrooms. Since men's rooms include urinals, which take up less space than stalls, this still results in more facilities for men. An alternative parity is by number of fixtures within washrooms. However since women on average spend more time in washrooms more men are able to use more facilities per unit time. More recent parity regulations therefore require more fixtures for women to ensure that the average time spent waiting to use the toilet is the same for women as for men, or to equalise throughputs of men's and women's toilets.
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