Bavaria's Green Party pushes for equal toilet access at events
The Green Party in Bavaria has put forward a proposal to end long queues outside women’s toilets at large events. Their motion, titled 'Women Need to Go Too,' calls for equal toilet facilities for men and women in assembly venues. Current rules actually require more men’s toilets to be built, despite women using them more frequently and for longer periods. Under Bavaria’s existing Assembly Venues Ordinance, organisers must provide 1.2 sit-down toilets for every 100 female attendees. For men, the rule is 0.8 sit-down toilets plus 1.2 urinals per 100 visitors. This means a 1,000-person event would have 12 toilets for women but 20 facilities for men (8 sit-down toilets and 12 urinals).
The Greens argue that this imbalance ignores biological realities. Women typically need to use toilets more often and spend more time in them. Their proposal demands a revision of the state’s building regulations to ensure an equal *total* number of facilities for both genders. Julia Post, the Green Party lawmaker behind the motion, has urged the ruling Christian Social Union (CSU) to back the change. A vote on the proposal is scheduled for next week in Bavaria’s state parliament.
If passed, the amendment would force venues to install the same number of toilet facilities for women as for men. The Greens aim to eliminate the disparity that currently leaves women waiting in longer queues. The outcome of next week’s vote will determine whether Bavaria updates its decades-old regulations.
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