The Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) was trending on social media recently for a different reason: a diaper-change facility in the men’s restroom.
Lauded by men and women, the revelation, spotted and shared by an airport passenger, attracted applause from social media users. The passenger, sharing a photo of the facility, narrated how he would be in a fix at airports and public places, barring the one at Mumbai — which has family restrooms — when he was travelling with his young daughter. The passenger, Nikhil Lanjewar, also wrote, “Babycare has for long been considered a woman’s responsibility. That’s changing for good. The next thing we need are gender neutral restrooms.”
This was ended up being shared by his friend, who wrote: “Needs to be celebrated. Spotted in a men’s washroom at @BLRAirport — a diaper change station. Childcare is not just a woman’s responsibility.”
