pantsuit

Design10multiple-choiceitemsaccordingtothepassage.

PocketyWomenUnite?

en’smovementinthepast

decadehasmadegiantstridesinachievinggreatersocialjusticeforfemales,but

there’an’tbedonewithoutpockets.

Ithasbeencommonlythoughtthatmengetthebestjobsandmakethemost

moneyanddon’thavetowashthedinnerdishessimplybecauthey’remen,that

culturaltraditionsandsocialconditioninghaveworkedtogethertogivethemaspecial

placeintheworldorder.

Whilethereisundoubtedlysometruthtothis,thefactremainsthatnoonehas

investigatedtherolethatpocketshaveplayedinpreventingwomenfromattainingthe

socialstatusandrightsthatcouldandshouldbetheirs.

ypocketsdoeshewearto

work?Twointhesidesofhistrours,twointheback,oneonthefrontofhisshirt,

threeonhissuitcoat,:nine.

swearingadress

orskirtandblou,sheisprobablywearingzeropockets,oroneortwoatthemost.

Thepantsuit,thatsuppodlyliberatingoutfit,

usuallycomeswithaconstrictingelasticwaisttoremindwomenthattheyweremeant

id,yousaid?Well,howmanymen’strourscomewithelasticized

waists?

Now,whileitisalwaysdangeroustogeneralize,itemsquitesafetosaythat,on

thewhole,themenoftheworld,atanygiventime,arecarryingaboutamuchgreater

salsoquiteclearthat,on

thewhole,themenenjoymorepower,prestige,andwealththanwomendo.

Everythingemstopointtoapositivecorrelationbetweenpockets,power,

prestige,sbe?

sarefor

carryingmoney,creditcards,identification(includingaccesstothoprestigious

clubswherepeoplepresumablysitaroundsharingpowerfulcretsabouthowtorun

theworld),importantmessages,pens,keys,andimpressive-lookinghandkerchiefs.

dclotothebody.

thebackleft

ence.

Whatdoesawomanhavetomatchthisorganization?Apur.

Themosthurriedexaminationwillshowthatapur,howeverlargeor

important-looking,omancarryingapur

issoluckyastogetanimportantphonenumberormarkettipfromtheexecutivewith

whomsheislunching,canshewriteitdown?Canshefindherpen?Perhapsshecan,

butitwillprobablybeburiedunderthreeoldgrocerylists,twocombs,acheckbook,

hichshewillhavetopileontopofthelunchtable

beforeshecanfindthepen.

Willsheevergetanothertipfromthispersonofpower?has

avebeenimpresd

withherintelligentdiscussionofthecurrenteconomicscenebeforesheopenedher

handbag,butfourminuteslater,whensheisstilldigging,likeabusylittleprairiedog,

forthatpen,heisnolongerimpresd.

Heknowshecouldhavewhippedhispeninandoutofhispocketandwritten

fourteenimportantmessagesonthetablenapkininthetimesheisstillarching.

Whatcanapocketlesswomando?

encanformapocketlobby(Pocket

Power?)andmarchontheNewYorkgarmentdistrict(amajorcenteroffashion

designintheUS).

Or,intheeventthateffortfails(andwellitmight,sinceitwould,bynecessity,

havetoberunbyabunchofpocketlesswomen)analternateapproachremains.

Everymaninthecountryforhisnextbirthdayfindshimlftheluckyrecipientof

oneofthoverystylishmen’shandbags,andtogowithit,oneofthogreatnew

no-pocketbodyshirts.