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Get a good husband, advises Nick Clegg's wife Miriam | Get a good husband, advises Nick Clegg's wife Miriam |
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Nick Clegg's wife says the most important decision a woman can make if she wants children and a successful career is choosing the right husband. | Nick Clegg's wife says the most important decision a woman can make if she wants children and a successful career is choosing the right husband. |
Miriam Gonzalez said it was crucial to have a willing man when it came to organising childcare, she suggested. | Miriam Gonzalez said it was crucial to have a willing man when it came to organising childcare, she suggested. |
Mr Clegg has talked about how he prioritises time with his three sons and does the school run before attending cabinet meetings. | Mr Clegg has talked about how he prioritises time with his three sons and does the school run before attending cabinet meetings. |
Ms Gonzalez is a partner at law firm Dechert LLP. | Ms Gonzalez is a partner at law firm Dechert LLP. |
She was attending the launch of "Inspiring Women in Scotland" whose aim is to bring together high-profile female role models and girls from state schools. | She was attending the launch of "Inspiring Women in Scotland" whose aim is to bring together high-profile female role models and girls from state schools. |
Asked about the importance of sharing childcare duties with her husband she said: "If you want to have children... if in a family you have children there is an issue if you want to work, as to how you are going to organise childcare. | Asked about the importance of sharing childcare duties with her husband she said: "If you want to have children... if in a family you have children there is an issue if you want to work, as to how you are going to organise childcare. |
"I think it was [Facebook boss] Sheryl Sandberg that said the most important decision in your life is who you have children with, so of course that is crucial. | |
"I am being asked all the time do you want to have it all, and, I don't want to have it all - I want to have what men have. | "I am being asked all the time do you want to have it all, and, I don't want to have it all - I want to have what men have. |
"So if many men have children and a job, and that's what they choose, I do not know why I cannot have that, if that's what I choose." | "So if many men have children and a job, and that's what they choose, I do not know why I cannot have that, if that's what I choose." |
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