Sorry Ash, all the childcare and flexible working arrangements in the world won’t help me to “have it all”. It helps me balance things better, but I don’t “have it all”. It’s physically impossible to stay at home with my young children full time like I want, while also having a career. You can have it all, but not all at the same time.
I’m just so over everything coming back to men. WHO CARES. Talk about WOMEN. Men don’t get to have it all either, Ash just assumes they don’t want it. Most don’t decent paternity leave, most are questioned over taking flexible arrangements, they’re judged if they take time off for sick children. Men that choose to take on the role of primary care giver ARE judged at least as much, if not more, than women. These systemic issues impact men too.