{"id":41616,"date":"2014-04-07T08:10:53","date_gmt":"2014-04-07T14:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/04\/07\/what-has-she-gots-in-her-pocketses.html"},"modified":"2014-04-07T08:10:53","modified_gmt":"2014-04-07T14:10:53","slug":"what-has-she-gots-in-her-pocketses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/04\/07\/what-has-she-gots-in-her-pocketses.html","title":{"rendered":"What has she gots in her pocketses?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Probably nothing, because girl (and women) pants tend to be design as skin-hugging tight and the pockets, if even functional, are tiny little affairs.<\/p>\n

My 13yo daughter complaints about this, too, and this is the girl who eschews tight "girly-girl" jeans and prefers to shop for pants from the women's petite section, and still runs into this difficulty.<\/p>\n

There are times I wish man-purses were more of a thing, since I sometimes\u00a0want to carry more gear around than even my copious pockets can handle. But at least 99% of the time I have a choice.<\/p>\n

(h\/t +<\/span>Kee Hinckley<\/a><\/span>)<\/p>\n

Reshared post from +Hannah Grimm<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Pretty girls, pockets, and possibilities: how fashion traps girls<\/b>
I was ecstatic when I opened up the fedex box to find it there: all soft brown leather and brass and laces and (most importantly) pockets. I\u2019d ordered it from an artist in Asheville, NC, a city with nearly as many skilled artisans as San Francisco but with the added benefit of fewer vegans\u2026and hence, skilled leatherwork. It was a utility belt, and I bought it because I was sick of not having a vial or a ziplock to put the occasional interesting spider or butterfly in.<\/p>\n

My utility belt fits the following: wallet, cellphone, chap-stick, keys, a half dozen vials of varying sizes, a few ziplocks, a knife, and two loups (16x and 10x magnefication). I could fit more in if I squeezed, but it basically amounts to the general contents of what would fit in most men\u2019s pants. What\u2019s important is that it\u2019s enough for me to have the tools I need with me all the time, even if I choose to put on a pretty dress.<\/p>\n

Picture a child, playing on the edge of a pond, catching salamanders or tadpoles. Is the child a boy or a girl? Now, I think few in their right minds would argue that a six or seven year old girl has any less interest in capturing the local fauna than a boy, but the fact remains that it is far easier for one gender to actually do anything with that frog or lizard. If a child intends to set up an aquarium full of local organisms, watch tadpoles transform into frogs, or bring back that beautiful iridescent beetle for her bug collection, she needs something to carry them in. If our young scientist happens to shop in the women\u2019s or girl\u2019s aisle, then odds are she either has no pockets or pockets that exist primarily for show.<\/p>\n

Can we pause to recognize how ridiculous this is? We have entire industries devoted to making purses and bags specifically because women\u2019s clothing is intentionally designed to rob us of the ability to store our own belongings. We store our IDs, credit card, and a few twenties in our boots, or (if we\u2019re wearing those nice strappy heels that make our calves look so shapely) shove them down our cleavage. Entire companies exist to create more convenient ways of shoving cell phones into our bras. The fashion industry would rather we shove our personal belongings under our sweaty boobs or stinky feet than give us actual pockets that work. Heaven forbid we ruin the smooth lines and perfect curves with a place to store a pocket knife.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, where are the little girls with magnifying glasses in their back pocket, ready to observe the trichobothria on a spider\u2019s legs? Which of them is going to catch a honey bee in a vial and take it home to look at its pollen baskets? How are we to make young scientists out of these girls if we deny them the ability to carry the tools of science?<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know what the solution to this is. I don\u2019t know what to tell those of you who are parents of little girls aside from this: be mindful of what you buy your daughters. Girl\u2019s clothing with pockets is rare, but it does exist. Pay attention when you\u2019re choosing what to buy them, and whenever possible try to ensure they aren\u2019t hobbled from the beginning.\ufeff<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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Pretty girls, pockets, and possibilities: how fashion traps girls<\/a>
\n I was ecstatic when I opened up the fedex box to find it there: all soft brown leather and brass and laces and (most importantly) pockets. I’d ordered it from an artist in Asheville, NC, a city wit…\n <\/p>\n

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