New Invention Solves Women Marathon Pee Problem

A company is creating a new running skirt that allows women to continue their run without having to stop for the bathroom. The skirt is equipped with a built-in flap that let’s female joggers pee standing up. Cara Santa Maria (Talk Nerdy), Jimmy Dore (The Jimmy Dore Show), Margaret Howell (The Lip TV), and Elliot Hill (The Lip TV) hosts of The Young Turks discuss.

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“Call it one of the great gender differences with truly impractical implications: In the absence of a bathroom, men can pee almost anywhere discreetly (more or less), while women have to totally disrobe their lower halves, "pop a squat" somewhere and hope that no one catches sight of their bum.

For women who regularly run outdoors and compete in marathons, that's especially problematic. Which is probably why it took — you guessed it — a female runner to design a skirt that allows women to pee while standing.

The latest Kickstarter catching notice is for the "Gotta Go Running Skirt," which looks like your everyday tennis skirt, except for the "trapdoor" underneath that unsnaps so you can squat and pee. At its most basic level, it functions much like the bottom of an infant's onesie.”