{
  "id": 16729751,
  "title": "Missoirs: This woman wants to revolutionize the female toilet experience",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/missoirs-diese-frau-will-den-weiblichen-toilettengang-revolutionieren",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-27T09:49:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/start-ups/start-up-diese-idee-soll-den-toilettengang-fuer-frauen-grundlegend-veraendern/100262598.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Lena Olvedi, a 45-year-old woman from Berlin, has invented a urinal for women called the Missoir, which she hopes will reduce long queues for female toilets in public places such as clubs and concert arenas. Her goal is to have a Missoir installed wherever there is a urinal for men. The Missoir is a stainless steel urinal that can be connected to the sewage system and has a splash guard, handrails, and optional partitions. Olvedi was inspired to create the Missoir after experiencing long queues for female toilets at a club in 2017. Since testing her prototype in 2019, she has received positive feedback and has started mass-producing the Missoir for business-to-business sales. The Missoir is waterless and has a odor lock, which can help save drinking water and reduce costs for businesses. Olvedi believes that her invention can contribute to gender equality by providing women with equal access to toilets.",
  "summary": "Lena Olvedi has invented a urinal for women. A famous Berlin club has already been convinced. Can Missoirs become widely accepted in concert halls or restaurants?",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}