eli5 Why aren’t women’s clothes sized by measurements like men’?

Question

I can understand uniquely shaped clothes (halter tops, etc) but why not pants, skirts, suits, etc?

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Answer 1

A lot of women would be upset to know they are built like a D1 runningback so they went soft with their sizes. Instead of 36 inch waist, they get called a size 14, just sounds better bc lower number good