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- From: jimb@orion.oac.uci.edu (Jim Barrera)
- Subject: Re: Gender depicting pictograms
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- Organization: University of California, Irvine
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- Date: 16 Nov 92 16:18:40 GMT
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- References: <1992Nov13.202922.20675@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov>
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- So spake Bob von Buelow <bobv@spike.Jpl.Nasa.Gov>:
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- > Recently the subject of pictograms for restroom/toilet doors came up
- > over in alt.folklore.urban. One gentleman claims he has seen the
- > symbol 'circle' on a mens room and the 'triangle' on women's. Others
- > doubt this and my personal experience has been the reverse, that is
- > 'triangle' for men and 'circle' for women. Is there a civil engr
- > handbook that would identify the correct symbol usage?
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- You are correct. The use of circle = woman and triangle = man
- is what is traditionally used on genealogical charts.
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- I don't know of any specifications or codes which require these
- symbols. The Uniform Building Code doesn't seem to say anything
- about it. Try asking some architects.
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- `jimb
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