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A chat on subreddit /r/NoStupidQuestions
human
&gt; There is no evil plot among clothing manufactures to steal the pockets from women.  Women (as a group) are choosing to buy clothes without pockets.

It’s also possible that both are true.  I met a fashion designer who told me most of the high end clothes for women are designed by men for thin, almost emaciated women.  This was twenty years ago, so things have obviously changed a bit. 

2016 stats:

&gt; Of the 371 designers helming the 313 brands surveyed by BoF across the four fashion weeks, only 40.2 percent are female.
gpt
Thats almost half