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Restroom Lines in Federal Buildings?
I've never actually worked in a federal building, but I have spent a fair amount of time in them. And one thing I've never seen is a line of people -- men or women -- waiting to use a restroom. So with members of Congress concerned enough about potty parity in federal facilities to hold a hearing on the issue yesterday, I have to ask: Is this actually a problem? Are there federal buildings where women have to wait in line to go to the bathroom? If so, that's a serious productivity issue.
Or is it just that lawmakers just making an issue out of this because they want to show their support for potty parity where it really matters -- in sports arenas, theaters and such? The one such federally operated venue like that I'm aware of -- Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts -- didn't seem to have a problem the times I've been there recently.
Tom Shoop is vice president and editor in chief at Government Executive Media Group, where he oversees both print and online editorial operations. He started as associate editor of Government Executive magazine in 1989; launched the company’s flagship website, GovExec.com, in 1996; and was named editor in chief in 2007.
