{"id":48174,"date":"2019-10-28T16:02:03","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T16:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=48174"},"modified":"2019-11-05T14:26:01","modified_gmt":"2019-11-05T14:26:01","slug":"voxpop-should-public-places-have-baby-changing-facilities-in-male-toilets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/no-logo\/voxpop-should-public-places-have-baby-changing-facilities-in-male-toilets","title":{"rendered":"Voxpop: Should public places have baby changing facilities in male toilets?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A petition for baby changing equality in public toilets. Alt. Cardiff asked the people of Cardiff what they think<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Shoppers in St David’s shopping centre share their opinions and personal experiences with baby changing facilities<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A petition to make baby changing facilities easily accessible to all parents and carers of young children is currently being considered by the Welsh Assembly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although some places in Cardiff have provided access to family changing areas in recent years, the majority of public baby changing facilities are still typically only available in female or disabled toilets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This has resulted in fathers and male carers resorting to DIY changing stations on benches or across their laps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a statement taken from the Welsh Assembly\u2019s online petition portal, the petitioner said: \u201cAs we continue to evolve as a society, having baby changing facilities often limited to female toilets causes angst and issues of safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have had lots of conversations with fathers who have similar experiences to me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSome of them now have second thoughts about taking their children out for fear of not being able to access changing facilities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The petition, which collected over one hundred signatures, has set out to change this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Momentum behind this issue has been building since the global #SquatForChange<\/a> movement emerged earlier this year, after a photo of a dad changing his baby on the floor went viral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, if parental responsibility is considered to apply equally to both mums and dads, why do public spaces not reflect this?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alt. Cardiff asked the people of Cardiff: How do you feel about adding baby changing facilities in all male public toilets?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nancy Vella, 62, Malta, retired<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes, it\u2019s a yes from me. They are asking this in my country too, I think definitely yes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kellie Jones, 24, Admiral Insurance<\/strong>, Newport<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI feel like it should be in female and male toilets because it\u2019s not fair on the father to feel like they can\u2019t go and change their own baby.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mohammad Almajed, 20, Qatar, unemployed<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s unnecessary but sometimes necessary because some fathers are taking care of their children. So I\u2019d say I\u2019m 50\/50.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pamela Evans, 69, Gwent, retired<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s a good idea but I never had children so I\u2019ve never really thought about it, never had to thankfully.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Paul William Huckfield, 48, Cardiff, archaeologist<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs a single man with no children I don\u2019t really have an opinion on it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Brett Ellis, 45, self-employed mechanic<\/strong>, Rhymny<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s a good idea because I\u2019ve got two sons and it was always a taboo thing to go into a separate toilet it was always ladies only.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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