Pockets
Some history in the matter: Pockets made their way out of women's fashion when the handbag came to the market in the 1790's. Slowly they came back but smaller with women leaning toward men's garments in the 1920's.
Another cause for the lack of pockets in women’s clothing is derived from the thought that women’s garments needed to be slim. Jeans altered the mindset that people had about pockets in clothing. With the durability that the denim garment provided, people began realizing the benefits of large pockets and how we view them today.
A study shows that in comparison to men’s pockets, women’s pockets are 6.5% narrower and an entire 48% shorter.
What women can't fit in their slim pockets they now throw in their handbags.
Women’s jeans were not necessarily designed without taking women in mind, but it is to cater to this beauty standard (the beauty standard that is made up by men (and even for men). Womens jeans don’t have pockets or small pockets to comply with the beauty of the slim fit, which has been pushed on women for ages. And it is now entirely to cater to the industry of the handbag.
When you talk about your everyday inequality of design, the first thing you come across are pockets. We all know men's pockets are made to fit things, and I mean a lot of things. They easily fit two whole game boys in there while my Iphone sticks out of my back pocket. Not to mention pants without pockets or the real enemy jeans that have fake pockets!
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