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| Larry Elder is one of the leading Republican candidates in a recall election that could unseat California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D). (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP) |
Nearly two decades before conservative radio host Larry Elder joined the long list of candidates who could unseat California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) in the state’s second recall election in history, Elder suggested that venture capitalists have the right to ask women whether and when they intend to have children as a way to “protect” their “investment”, the Washington Post reports.
“Are there legitimate business reasons for
a venture capitalist to ask a female entrepreneur whether she intends to have
children? Hell, yes,” Elder wrote in his 2002 book.
But the man believed to be Newsom’s top contender didn’t stop there, the report states further, adding that in several other sections of “Showdown: Confronting Bias, Lies and the Special Interests That Divide America,” Elder suggested that women who choose to have children are not “dedicated” to their jobs and are unable to give an “all-hands-on-deck commitment” to work. In another passage, Elder went after former acting Massachusetts governor Jane Swift (R) for taking on the new role after giving birth to twins, claiming that “to tell women they can run a state, have family and children, and be equally attentive to all — is a lie.”
