MadamePee

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madamePee
Typeprivate
Founded2018
FounderNathalie des Isnards
Headquarters
Paris(France)
Websitehttps://www.madamepee.com/en/home/
Row of madamePee cabins at an outdoor event.

madamePee is a mobile female urinal, without contact and without water supply. It is designed to be used at public events such as concerts or music festivals, but also in more durable situations such as construction sites, public gardens, etc.

Context[]

Female urination in public events is an ongoing issue[1] (see section History in female urinal): differences in needs, conventions and practices translate into a blatant inequality of access between men and women, with longer queues and waiting times for women.[2] Since the beginning of the 20th century, many initiatives have been taken (see female urinal devices) to deal with this problem: including portable individual urinals, men-like urinals but adapted to the women morphology, unisex urinals, specific cabin urinals etc. However, who has attended outdoor rock concerts can attest that no standard and durable solution has been found and adopted.[3]

Development[]

Studies[2] have shown that the separation of urination and defecation devices, such as for men, increases the efficiency of women's toilets, in terms of space optimization and service duration; for event planners, this means more devices, used more efficiently, with constant resources.

Implementation in public of female urinals has psychological and social implications, which strongly depend on the cultural environment.[4] The degree of intimacy preservation is an important issue, viewed differently in unisex toilets or in cabin toilets.

madamePee cabin (side view with a partition removed)

Concept[]

Nathalie des Isnards was so upset to miss the show of her favorite rock group, because of the time spent to access the toilets,[5] that she contacted several designers, installation providers and psychologists to find an industrial solution.[6] Building on the previous experiences, such as the contactless urination devices, madamePee is based on the following premises:[7][8]

  • Mobility: devices should be easily installed and uninstalled;
  • Environmental sustainability: no need for water supply (which adds to the mobility above) and urine collection for fertilizer uses;
  • Privacy: to meet the needs of various countries and contexts, light cabins with hinged doors, possibly with a veil as roof.

Several patents have been taken, for example for the urinal itself which must not retain bad smells after use.

MadamePee cabins have been installed in major public events for several years (e.g. Hellfest, Parisplages, Solidays...) ; they are distributed by major rental companies of mobile sanitary facilities.[9]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "The Long, Strange Saga of the Female Urinal". MEL Magazine. 2021-01-27. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Researchers study lengths of restroom queues". phys.org. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  3. ^ Long, Molly (2020-06-24). "Urinals for women: Is it time to rethink public toilets?". Design Week. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  4. ^ Bourcier Laskar, Sarah (2019). Le pipi sauvage en ville (PDF) (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020.
  5. ^ "Are female urinals the answer to queues at the loos?". BBC News. 2020-03-13. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  6. ^ "madamePee : tout savoir sur la start-up". Challenges (in French). Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  7. ^ "MadamePee, to change women's lives". KODD MAGAZINE ®. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  8. ^ "madamePee » EUROTOI". eurotoi.de. 2019-11-30. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  9. ^ Lamarzelle, Désirée de (2019-08-06). "Madame Pee Invente L'Urinoire Pour Femmes". Forbes France (in French). Retrieved 2021-06-03.
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