Reading: Half-Sentence Matching - 2018 őszi

"A successful career? Children? Perfect hair? I don't know how he does it..." said no one, ever. The idea that men might have to juggle to maintain that precious work/life balance is rarely talked about. Which is why a parody Twitter account – Man Who Has It All – has hit such a nerve. The Man is a "working dad" (now there's a phrase you don't hear every day) dishing out 140-character nuggets of advice for "man juggling a successful career and fatherhood". By flipping genders, he reveals how ludicrous the tips offered by women's mags and lifestyle blogs are: "Dad with a career? Beat stress by stacking on veggies, teaming up with other dads & dressing for your face shape". He also highlights the sexism in statements that are supposedly supportive of women, but which would never be said of a man: "CONGRATULATIONS to all male EU leaders for getting there on merit alone. Very well done all of you." But he's best when he skewers comments many women make about their other halves: "My wife is very much a 'HANDS-ON-MUM'. I'm so lucky. She even changed their nappies when they were little." The Man Who Has It All (pictured) reveals that a gender bias in childcare and housework remains. Women are the main breadwinners in four homes out of 10, yet we are a long way off domestic democracy. Seventy per cent of all housework in the UK is done by women and middle-class men are most reluctant to lift a finger (or duster). "Women are still working what Arkie Hochschild called "The second shift" back in 1989," explains occupational psychologist Almuth McDonall. "I expected the gender difference to be smaller in couples where both partners worked full-time, but it was even bigger. I think this is because the working mothers felt guilty, so they had to do even more." So who is this mysterious man? In his bio he claims to be a "frazzled working dad with a wife and three kids who spends his 'me time' on Twitter." When asked for an interview for this newspaper, he said he was "too busy juggling savoury yoghurts, kids' sportswear, healthy-looking skin, a career & pasta salads" to answer my questions. The Man Who Has It All says: "If I can help one man stay hydrated, I'll be a happy man", but maybe it's more than a joke. If the popularity of this account encourages one father to step up his share of childcare, or challenges one woman to realise she might not be "very lucky" to have a man who "helps with the kids on weekends", then we might all be "#Blessed".