"I don't think we can ignore the fact that for thousands of years women have been the primary caregivers in the home, a fact largely caused by our intrinsic nature as nurturers." I don't think that is a fact. I was lucky, my Dad was my primary caregiver for a long time and he was simply tremendous at it. I grew up knowing men as nurturers. If I had a shot at the vice presidency, my husband would quit his job to raise the kids -- and ditto me if he had a shot like that. To me, that's partnership.