I’m not comparing the two women to each other. I’m comparing how each side of politics is not above using double standards in judging ambitious women (compared to ambitious men).
If you are an ambitious man or woman and you work to gain a high level in politics or in business, you are not going to be spending as much time w/ your kids as less ambitious people. That’s just a fact. There are still only 24 hours in a day.
If you are ambitious, it’s good to have mate who will spend more time with the family. It appears the Palins had that worked out. The Davises did too.
I don’t want to play tit for tat with sexist accusations against women in politics based on whether they are Dem or Republican. Either way, they had to make family time sacrifices to get where they got. That’s just the way it is.
I must be having a blonde moment because I don’t get where the double standard comes into play.
That is exactly true that family sacrifices are made by ambitious women. There are social (or societal- I’m not sure which is correct) sacrifices as well. We’re all living them.
It’s probably sexist of me to believe that women who choose ambition should not subject their children to the sacrifices required (frankly, or to the husbands either, but at least the husbands have a choice. Children do not & that’s not fair to them. Mom can “have it all”. Tough luck for the kids, though.) Of course, everybody’s mileage varies.
Hearing about this, it’s not too surprising that Ms Davis is such a zealous proponent of abortion. If kids are an inconvenience/ impediment to a person’s ambition, just get rid of them.
It is the way it is & it’s a damned shame.
Well said.