“But we wanted to be able to back ... men's pockets. Straight jeans are even worse: Women’s front pockets are 46 percent shorter and 10 percent narrower than their counterparts in men’s ...

In the end, this is what the move to design pockets back into women’s clothing is all about: Allowing women to go out into the world and participate equally with their male counterparts.

The white collar worker created the company after being angered by the “maddening lack” of pockets in women’s clothing, forcing them to sprint back to their desks to fetch their purses ...

Today, the most important aspects of the design are what make the zippers comfortable and inconspicuous, such as a flap ... large pockets that my phone fits into, a rarity for women’s pants.

In this episode of Everything Should Be Better, Tristin Hopper recounts how women’s clothing lost their pockets, and why we should bring them back. Watch the video above, or read the transcript ...

It’s a familiar exchange to many women: “I love your dress.” “Thanks, it has pockets!” So coveted is the spacious inset pouch in womenswear that when they exist, they are likely to ...

“Pockets: The Problem With Society Is in Women’s Clothing,” by Audrey N. Glickman; and, most recently, “Pockets: An Intimate History of How We Keep Things Close,” by Hannah Carlso ...

It is unsurprising that style has taken precedence over practicality, but what is surprising is the history behind such clothing inequalities. Women’s pocket discrepancies have political roots and are ...