"But until I see a male writer asked that question, I am going to respectfully decline to answer it.”

Source:
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2018/07/lauren-groff-on-florida-as-a-state-of-mind/

@Natasha_Jay

"How do you balance work & home?:

This seemingly innocuous question is asked of every successful woman in public life.

It's a bad faith question on so many levels, along with the pornographic-adjacent question about costumes & clothing

It's worse when they ask their children similar slimy questions

It's intended to trigger guilt, shame, & public opprobrium to the target but also in anyone thinking of following in her footsteps.

It's a way the patriarchy preserves itself.

@Npars01
Absolutely, and she calls it out, "respectfully" used as a skewer.