It took four female moderators to get US presidential candidates to debate childcare

For the first time, during the fifth Democratic debate, the presidential candidates faced an all-female panel of moderators. For two hours, four female moderators—Washington Post White House reporter Ashley Parker, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow, and NBC’s Andrea Mitchell and Kristen Welker—questioned 10 presidential candidates about everything from national security to climate change, and the impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump. About 45 minutes into the debate, Parker brought up “an issue facing many Americans,” namely childcare and paid family leave.