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Women in legislatures across the US fight for ‘potty parity’
There are only two bathroom stalls for women on the third floor of the Kentucky Statehouse, where the House and Senate chambers are located.
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Women legislators fight for 'potty parity'
There are only two bathroom stalls for women on the third floor of the Kentucky Statehouse, where the House and Senate chambers are located. Female legislators — 41 of the 138 member Legislature — ...