A women's trousers, often referred as a pant, is a type of garment, worn on the waist up to the ankles. They cover both the legs separately. Though trousers were considered to be an accessory exclusively worn by men, till the 20th century; it became a part of clothing for women widely from the late 20th century.
The trousers became prevalent in women as they started wearing them for outdoor works like gardening. Women also find them comfortable while horse riding. Now in recent times, trousers have become a formal fashion statement for women. Women feel comfortable wearing trousers at work places as they it allows them to move quickly as compared to skirts, which tends to hinder their movements. A trouser or a pant is also considered to be comfortable for a woman while traveling.
The different parts of a trouser are Pleats; right below the waistband, Cuffs; which adds weight to the bottom of the leg and Fly; that conceals the opening joints such as a zip or the buttons.
Trousers are most often worn with belts or suspenders. The other various types of trousers wore by women is the slacks, kegs, breeches or the strides.
One more form of trouser most commonly used by women is the legging. Leggings are often made of clingy materials, and tend to cling on the body. Many women also prefer wearing a maternity trouser during pregnancy. There have been many controversies going around earlier on whether woman should visit a church wearing a trouser or whether Bible allows a woman to wear a trouser and so on. But women have deconstructed all these genders based stereotype myths and created a revolution around. They forced the society to accept them in the clothing they wanted to wear and created a new fashion statement in the world.