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 While Hillary Clinton’s campaign as the first female major-party presidential nominee hardly represents the end of sexism as we know it, there is plenty of evidence of progress. As Clinton battles her opponent, courts donors, and presents informed policy positions, it becomes harder and harder to imagine a time when the world saw her political competence and ambition as an anomaly and preferred instead to focus on her cookie-baking skills. 
 
 But a recent side-eyed takedown of Chelsea Clinton in the Daily Mail for missing her daughter Charlotte’s first day of school suggests that the decline in interest in Hillary’s domestic bona fides may have less to do with evolving attitudes on the responsibilities of mothers, and more to do with the fact that the presidential nominee no longer has school-aged children at home. 
 
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 The Mail's story on Chelsea’s great transgression is an remarkably unselfconscious example of mom-shaming. Let’s begin with the headline: “It takes a village! Chelsea Clinton’s husband Marc and their nanny take Charlotte to her first day of preschool—which she misses to campaign for her sick mom.” You know who else Marc is besides Chelsea’s husband? Charlotte’s father, originator of half of her DNA, equal participant in her creation, and equal shareholder in her well-being. 
 
 The handy bullet points that the Mail places on top of their stories are written in the same “bad mommy!” spirit. In them, the tabloid emphasizes again that it was not-yet-two-year-old Charlotte’s apparently momentous first day of school. They then point out that Chelsea had to miss it because she is campaigning in North Carolina in place of her mother who “was also unable to join Charlotte or watch baby Aidan because she is recovering from pneumonia at her home in Chappaqua.” (Because if she wasn’t sick, of course Hillary would spend a Monday morning with her grandchildren seven weeks before the election.) They end their summary by making it quite clear as to why dads are no substitute for moms: “Marc was seen on his phone while he and the nanny took Charlotte to school” and “[a]fter dropping Charlotte off, Marc enjoyed lunch for an hour-and-a-half with a friend.” Later in the story, we learn that all this took place while son Aidan was “presumably home with another nanny.” Presumably, but with mom far away, grandma sick, and dad off palling around and sipping Diet Coke with one of his “boys,” we’ll never know for certain. 
 
 Earlier this morning, Fox 32 Chicago posted the Daily Mail story on their Facebook page, asking their readers to “sound off” on whether or not Chelsea Clinton should have been there for her daughter’s first day of school. Was that a major parenting miss, or “is it acceptable for one parent to drop the child off? The best responses will go on air!” Wisely, the station has since deleted the post, which leaves us without an answer to these particular queries, but does provide an answer to the larger question of whether or not anyone should be inquiring into such matters in the first place. They shouldn’t. 
 
 The fact is, this discussion would have never occurred in the first place if Chelsea were a guy. Male Chelsea’s absence at drop-off would simply not register as news, thanks to the fact that fathers have never been accountable for being there for their children at all times. Moms, on the other hand, are always accountable, even when not physically present. Trump’s announcement of a maternity leave policy, as opposed to a family leave policy, is a testament to the fact that such thinking is alive and well. ||||| Article wonders why Chelsea had to miss her daughter’s first day of school and also why Hillary isn’t babysitting 
 
 Being a woman in 2016 should be easier than this. Every day there’s at least one moment where we want to hurl our computers through a window, because the sexist coverage of this election does not stop. But we may have hit the motherlode today, with an article that laments Chelsea Clinton — a working mom — missing her daughter’s first day of preschool. The article also wonders why her mom, CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, isn’t at home babysitting. 
 
 “It takes a village! Chelsea Clinton’s husband Marc and their nanny take Charlotte to her first day of preschool – which she misses to campaign for her sick mom,” writes the Daily Mail, in an article that just may be one of the most sexist pieces of garbage you’ve ever read. And that’s saying a lot. A lot. 
 
 First of all, a father isn’t a member of “the village.” He’s a father — just as capable of handling dropping his kid off at preschool as mom. The article only gets worse after that headline. It actually insinuates that Hillary should be watching her infant grandchild during the drop off. Can you imagine the same being said for Trump and his grandkids? No, you can’t. Because he’s actually admitted that he didn’t even raise his own children. But no one cares about that. He’s a man, entitled to throw money at his kids and call it a day. 
 
 “Charlotte, who will turn two at the end of the month, was seen heading to her Manhattan school in a stroller being pushed by her nanny while her father Marc Mezvinsky was on his phone,” the article reads. She’s turning two at the end of the month? Okay, so she’s going to daycare. It’s her first day of daycare. Big whoop. “Her mother could not be there for the big day however because she was on the campaign trail for her mother in North Carolina,” garbage continues. “Grandma Hillary also missed Charlotte’s first day of school as she was recovering from pneumonia at her home in nearby Chappaqua.” In case you missed it in the bullet points, Grandma Hillary was “unable to join Charlotte or watch baby Aidan.” 
 
 Fox 32 Chicago decided to get in on the shaming this morning, and asked its readers this: 
 
 “SOUND OFF… Should Chelsea Clinton have been there for her daughters first day? Or is it acceptable for one parent to drop the child off?” What planet are we on? How many households have families where both parents can make it to school drop off? That’s not even really a thing. The whole purpose of this article and and subsequent coverage is to remind women that they are somehow going against nature by not being a mom first, all the time. 
 
 That message is exhausting. And it’s bullshit. 
 
 Hillary Clinton is running for the office of President of the United States. We don’t need to be constantly reminded that she’s a grandma — especially one who’s expected to babysit. Imagine these sentences written about any male candidate in the history of ever. You can’t. It hasn’t happened. It would never happen. 
 
 Here’s what happened this morning: a father took his kid to preschool. The end. This is not news. What it is, is a harmful addition to the constant sexist message women are sent: your “job” will never be as important as your role as a mother — and if you try to do both you will always be failing. 
 
 Well, fuck that. We’ll keep calling these messages out because they are simply not true. And we don’t have to stand for it anymore. 
 
 We’re about to have a female POTUS, after all. Take that, patriarchy. ||||| Tuesday was a very big day for one of the Clinton ladies as Chelsea daughter's Charlotte had her first day of school in New York City. 
 
 Charlotte, who will turn two at the end of the month, was seen heading to her Manhattan school in a stroller being pushed by her nanny while her father Marc Mezvinsky was on his phone. 
 
 Her mother could not be there for the big day however because she was on the campaign trail for her mother in North Carolina. 
 
 Grandma Hillary also missed Charlotte's first day of school as she was recovering from pneumonia at her home in nearby Chappaqua. 
 
 Son Aidan meanwhile was presumably home with another nanny while Charlotte was taken to school. 
 
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 Big day: Tuesday was the first day of preschool for Chelsea Clinton's daughter Charlotte in New York City (above in stroller with a nanny and her father Marc Mezvinsky) 
 
 In charge: Charlotte's father Marc Mezvinsky and one of the family's nannies took her to school 
 
 Online: Mezvinsky spent most of the walk on his phone while the nanny pushed Charlotte in her carriage 
 
 Busy lady: Chelsea was unable to go with her daughter, who turns two next month, because she was campaigning for her mom Hillary in North Carolina (above) 
 
 After dropping off little Charlotte Marc met up for a friend and enjoyed an hour-and-a-half lunch at a nearby restaurant. 
 
 He and his male friend could be seen laughing and in animated discussion as they sat inside the restaurant. 
 
 And though Hillary was not there on Tuesday, she did pay the family a surprise visit on Sunday when she went to her daughter's apartment when she fell ill while attending a ceremony in honor of the 9/11 victims held at Ground Zero. 
 
 It has been a difficult summer for Mezvinsky, who was forced to shutter one of his hedge funds. 
 
 Mezvinsky, 38, and his partners, former Goldman Sachs colleagues Bennett Grau and Mark Mallon, raised $25million from investors to buy up bank stocks and debt from Greece, but lost big after betting on the revival of the struggling nation's economy. 
 
 Back at home: The couple's young son Aiden was not with the family for their outing on Tuesday 
 
 Growing up: Charlotte is starting school for the first time this year 
 
 Daddy duty: Marc has more time on his hands after shuttering one of his hedge funds earlier this year 
 
 Tuesdays are for the boys: Mezvinsky (right) then met up with a friend for lunch (left) after dropping off Charlotte 
 
 Eaglevale Partners was started in 2011 by Mezvinsky and his partners, with their former boss, Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd C. Blankfein, one of the first investors. 
 
 The flagship fund currently manages $330 million and is down 1 percent this year. 
 
 Mezvinsky was long gone from his job at Goldman in October 2013 when his mother-in-law Hillary was paid to give a speech to executives at the company during a technology conference in Arizona. 
 
 She was reportedly paid $225,000 for that appearance. 
 
 Having some fun: The two enjoyed an animated conversation outside the resturant 
 
 Having a lugh|: mezvisnky could be seen laughin g as the two enjoyed an hour-and-a-half lunch 
 
 Just for the taste of it: He sipped on some Diet Coke for his meal with his friend 
 
 Heading off: Marc and his friend went on their separate ways after the lunch 
 
 Shortly after starting Eagleville, Mezvinsky and Chelsea moved into a $10million New York City apartment opposite Madison Square Park. 
 
 The four-bedroom, 5,000-square-foot apartment is one of only four residences in the building, which despite the low occupancy rate still has a full-time doorman. 
 
 The apartment, whose hallways stretch a full city block, also has two dishwashers, two washer and dryers, dressing rooms with double-sided vanity mirrors, and two massive walk-in closets. 
 
 The bedrooms meanwhile face right into Vera Wang's bridal design studio, who designed Cheslea's dress for her wedding day. 
 
 Chelsea, 36, has stayed busy this past year campaigning for her mother while also working for the Clinton Foundation. 
 
 She took a brief break after giving birth to Aiden in June, but was back at it in July when she introduced her mother at the Democratic National Convention. 
 
 Chelsea spent Tuesday with students at Wake Forest. ||||| Updated at 6:25 p.m. 
 
 At a Clinton Foundation event, Chelsea Clinton announced she's expecting her first child. She was at the event with her mother, former secretary of state Hillary Clinton. (Pamela Kirkland/The Washington Post) 
 
 NEW YORK – Chelsea Clinton announced here Thursday afternoon that she and her husband are expecting their first child this fall. 
 
 In a surprise announcement and with her mother, former secretary of state Hillary Rodham Clinton, looking on, Chelsea, 34, said she and husband Marc Mezvinsky are “very excited” and “lucky” to welcome child into their family. 
 
 “I just hope that I will be as good a mom to my child and hopefully children as my mom was to me,” Chelsea said. 
 
 A Clinton spokesman later said the baby is due in the fall. 
 
 The former first daughter’s announcement – at the end of a Clinton Foundation forum promoting girls’ empowerment worldwide at the Lower Eastside Girls Club in Manhattan -- came as a surprise to senior Clinton staffers working the event. 
 
 “I certainly feel all the better – whether it’s a boy or girl – that she or he will grow up in a world full of so many strong, young female leaders, so thank you for inspiring future generations, including the one that we’ll be lucky enough to welcome into our family later this year,” Chelsea said. 
 
 As Chelsea spoke, her mother beamed from the stage. The prospective 2016 presidential candidate said she was “really excited” to be expecting her first grandchild. For some time now, she and former President Bill Clinton have been looking forward to become grandparents. Last year, Chelsea Clinton said in a magazine interview that 2014 would be “the year of the baby,” but offered no public clues in recent weeks that she was pregnant. 
 
 My most exciting title yet: Grandmother-To-Be! @billclinton and I are thrilled that Chelsea and Marc are expecting their first child! — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) April 17, 2014 
 
 Excited to add a new line to my Twitter bio...grandfather-to-be! @hillaryclinton and I are so happy for Chelsea and Marc! — Bill Clinton (@billclinton) April 17, 2014 
 
 As his wife made her announcement, Mezvinsky looked on from the back of the room. Also in attendance here were several longtime and loyal Hillary Clinton aides, including Huma Abedin, who is so close to the family she is described as Chelsea’s big sister. Offstage, Hillary, Chelsea and Abedin hugged each other and laughed as they celebrated the news. 
 
 Also present was longtime Clinton adviser Capricia Marshall and Vogue editor Anna Wintour. Hillary and Chelsea Clinton hugged Wintour and chatted with her for several minutes. 
 
 Moments later, in an interview, Wintour said it was “so exciting” that a Clinton baby is on the way. 
 
 “It’s so exciting. I’m so thrilled,” Wintour said. “I know that Secretary Clinton has wanted a grandchild for a long time.”
– Chelsea Clinton is the latest target of internet shaming—for skipping her daughter's first day of preschool. In what Slate is calling a "side-eyed takedown," the Daily Mail published a series of photos of Clinton's husband, Marc Mezvinsky, and nanny with 2-year-old Charlotte. "It takes a village!" blared the Mail's headline. "Chelsea Clinton's husband Marc and their nanny take Charlotte to her first day of preschool—which mom misses to campaign for her sick mom." That would be grandma Hillary Clinton, who was recovering from pneumonia, and who the paper noted also missed the tot's big day. Baby brother Aidan was "presumably home with another nanny," the paper speculated, while publishing a photo of Ivanka Trump and husband Jared Kushner walking daughter Arabella to her first day of kindergarten. The Mail goes on to chronicle Mezvinsky's day, noting that he was on his phone while with Charlotte and that he later "enjoyed lunch for an hour-and-a-half" with a friend, suggesting that dads can't quite cut it while filling in for moms. Slate's Elissa Strauss calls the article a "remarkably unselfconscious example of mom-shaming." Maria Guido fumes on Scary Mommy: "The whole purpose of this article and subsequent coverage is to remind women that they are somehow going against nature by not being a mom first, all the time." A Chicago TV station invited readers on its Facebook page to "sound off" on whether it was OK for Clinton to skip the drop-off. But after comments like, "Your coverage of Chelsea Clinton not taking her child to school is appalling," the post came down.