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27th Jun 2018

This dad has summed up exactly why men’s rooms need changing tables

'Society is set up to let dads off the hook.'

Anna O'Rourke

This dad just summed up exactly why men's rooms need changing tables

It’s one of the most glaring examples of how mum-focused society is.

Sharing the burden of parenting equally can be tricky for couples to get a handle on, even when both mum and dad try to be hands on.

Structures like six months leave for new mums, as opposed to two weeks for new dads, set a sexist tone right from the off, but that’s not the only way society sets parental responsibilities up to be unbalanced.

This dad just summed up exactly why men's rooms need changing tables

For instance, what’s a dad to do when he can’t even change his child comfortably on a day out because the only nappy-changing facilities are in the women’s toilet?

Lots of public places don’t cater for dads and one man has had enough.

Taking to Twitter, teacher Clint Hill explained that the lack of facilities bothers him so much because it puts such a burden on mums and leaves dads “off the hook”.

It sounds like plenty of other parents agree with him – Clint’s original tweet has been liked over 14,000 times.

Do you know of any public places in Ireland that cater equally for mums and dads? Let us know in the Facebook comments.