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Paul Ryan Says He’ll Run for Speaker if Republicans Unite

So, this is interesting:

“The
father of three young children, Mr. Ryan also clearly did not relish
the idea of spending hundreds of days on the road raising money for
Republican candidates instead of spending time with family in his
hometown, Janesville, Wis.

“I
cannot and I will not give up my family,” Mr. Ryan said. “I may not be
on the road as often as previous speakers, but I pledge to make up for
it with more time communicating our vision, our message.””

On the one hand, I applaud the idea that a dad would make time with a family a priority while seeking a big job. Especially a conservative. It feels like it has the power to change the cultural message around work/life challenges.

But I can’t help but wonder what would happen to a woman who uttered that same sentence? Would she immediately be taken less seriously? There is this weird expectation that women will OF COURSE put their families first, but then they are punished for doing so, even if they spend the same amount of time “on the job” as a man might.

Paul Ryan Says He’ll Run for Speaker if Republicans Unite