2024-08-19 17:04:35
Public toilet puzzle
Changing a child’s diaper in a public restroom is a real headache for men. Especially if there is no changing table. It’s crazy, we almost systematically find them in the women’s toilets, as if it’s automatically up to the mother to take care of them. This situation is not only frustrating, but also very uncomfortable for dads.
Condemn sexism
Some men have no qualms denouncing this sexism. under the topic tag #SquatForChange (which can be translated as “squatting down to change a diaper”), the disgruntled father pointed out the lack of changing tables in public men’s restrooms. They filmed themselves crouching with the child sitting on their lap, changing a diaper. This troubling stance illustrates the problem perfectly and highlights how difficult it is to see this task systematically falling on women.
Movement founder: Donte Palmer
The person who started this movement was called Donte Palmer. The 31-year-old American father made some remarks on Instagram at the end of September. “Why don’t the men’s bathrooms have changing tables? It’s like we don’t exist,” he captioned a very telling photo. We see the father of three in the same very awkward position, with his son on his lap, trying his best to change the baby’s diaper.
social and gender inequality
By reserving these desks for women by default in the office, society has unwittingly taught fathers that changing diapers is a task that only women can perform, further widening the inequalities between the genders. Sadly, these dedicated fathers still have to fight to be recognized for their role as parents.
a possible solution
Every father is calling for such devices to be installed in all toilets, or for neutral zones to be established where both mum and dad can go. Awareness of this topic seems to be increasingly important.
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