These startups are fighting back For 300 years, most women’s clothes have lacked functional pockets. Thanks to a group of women-led brands, that’s starting to change.

The pants provide UPF 50+ sun protection and has four flap cargo pockets so you can be hands free while on-the-go. An elastic waistband with drawstring makes them even more adjustable and easy to ...

The lack of pockets in women’s clothing may feel “perplexing,” because they “seem like just this simple, functional device,” she said on a phone call with CNN.

A reader wonders why pockets in women’s wear remain “small and useless” — when they’re included at all. The answer is tangled up with a host of social issues, our critic writes.

The good people at pudding.cool conducted a very thorough investigation involving the pockets of men’s and women’s pants (20 popular brands were studied), and what they found will blow your mind.

Based on her research, Sinha said, about 5% of women’s clothing can accommodate a smartphone, compared with 85% of men’s clothing. Even when women’s workwear has pockets, they’re often so ...

Back then, both men and women had pockets and they were tied around the waist like little fanny packs. By the 17th century, they were sewn into men’s clothing. Women still had to carry the bags.