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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I find the rush to judgment that this question was asked only of women to be disturbing and mob like.  This theme has been blasted all over my FB newsfeed today and no one has alleged that it was asked only of women.  Even if some thinkniy is a stupid question, they shouldn’t jump to sexism right away.  Just like not endorsing any women doesn’t automatically equal sexism.[/quote]

I disagree.  In 2019, no one, male or female, needs to be asked questions about how they can do a local government job while also raising children.    And anyone with a brain knows it's a loaded question with a lot of sexist baggage.  
https://qz.com/work/1174454/nobody-ever-asks-my-husband-how-do-you-do-it-all/
And while it is possible that the 5 males endorsed by the WaPo were the most qualified, it is also likely that the WaPo board member,  a white male named Lee Hockstader, who according to Google graduated from Choate in 1977 (i.e. almost in his 60s) has some biases about the role of women as political candidates that played into his endorsements.

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