On Tuesday night, vice presidential contenders JD Vance and Tim Walz squared off on the debate stage, addressing everything from Israel and Palestine to climate change to abortion rights. But one question was more revealing than any other: What each candidate would do about the national childcare crisis, and how they would address the need for paid family leave.
What their answers revealed: While both men are fathers, only one of them believes that childcare is a father’s issue, too. The other seems to think taking care of children is women’s work, and childcare a problem for women to sort out.
