'Girls need to carry things too!': How women's pockets became so controversial
- Posted on September 10, 2025
- By BBC News
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'Girls need to carry things too!': How women's pockets became so controversial

Why do men's clothes have so many pockets, and women's so few? For centuries, the humble pocket has been a flashpoint in the gender divide of fashion. Is that finally set to change?