Marni Sommer is associate professor of sociomedical sciences at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/contributor/marni-sommer-2/rss en Fri, 16 Nov 2018 09:00:00 +0000 Marni Sommer https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/community/2018/11/16/why-female-friendly-toilets-need-to-become-a-hot-news-topic https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/community/2018/11/16/why-female-friendly-toilets-need-to-become-a-hot-news-topic November 19 is World Toilet Day – and a chance to highlight the role of toilets in gender inequality. Global health expert Marni Sommer says a lack of female-friendly toilets holds women and girls back, and calls on engineers to design spaces more suited to their needs.