haha The girls only space wasn't like "this is the only place that you will see women in the gym", there were still girls all over the gym- doing cardio etc. This was just a place for those girls who wanted some privacy or felt too self-conscious to lift weights around men. I still always ran on the treadmills, and the treadmills were in public territory.

here is an example- in my college there was a really well equipped weight room, but I was horrified of going in there (even though I wanted to) because it was ALL football players and other male jocks. I was just too embarrassed to go in and be like "can someone spot me, I can only lift the bar". I mean, I realize that it was MY issue, and that the facility doesn't necessarily have to cater to that, but I think that this issue that I have is not at all uncommon amongst those of the female orientation.

Also- at the gym I went to post college, I observed some 16 yearish old girls doing stretches, and this unbelievably gross middle aged man just oggling the shit out of them, and I just thought "there should be a place where these girls can stretch if they want to without being oggled" Its not really that fun to have someone looking at your ass through your yoga pants while you are trying to stay in shape- its just a really vulnerable position.