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How does the vaulting table height differ in men's and women's artistic gymnastics?

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Simone Biles of Team United States performs a flip above the balance beam during the Women's Balance Beam Final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. — gymnastics Simone Biles performing on the balance beam at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games (delayed until 2021). She won a bronze medal in the event.

In artistic gymnastics, the vaulting table height is standardized to accommodate the different requirements of men's and women's competition:

Men: The vaulting table is set at a height of 1.35 meters (approximately 4.43 feet or 53.1 inches) from the floor.12
Women: The vaulting table is set at a height of 1.25 meters (approximately 4.10 feet or 49.2 inches) from the floor.12

Regardless of the gender of the competitor, the vaulting table is placed in the same lengthwise position, and athletes use a Reuther board (springboard) to generate the momentum necessary to vault over the apparatus.1