Moms Respond to Macron Saying Educated Women Wouldn't Choose Large Families

French President Emmanual Macron said this week that large families are connected to a lack of education. He is quoted as saying:

“I always say: ‘Present me the woman who decided, being perfectly educated, to have seven, eight or nine children.”

I’m sorry, what?

While I can’t speak to his definition of “perfectly educated,” many women were offended by his comments that one would have to be lacking in smarts to choose to have a large family. This has led to the hashtag #PostcardsToMacron in which well-educated women are sending photographs of and tweets about their large families to tell him that they are not mutually exclusive.

Postcards for Macron #postcardsforMacron pic.twitter.com/fmX1vzITpv

— CR Pakaluk (@CRPakaluk) October 16, 2018

Yes, they’re all mine. And so is my UVa degree. #postcardsforMacron pic.twitter.com/dROzkKq1md

— elizabeth foss (@elizabethfoss) October 16, 2018

Stanford graduate, electrical engineer, mom of 11. #postcardsforMacron pic.twitter.com/Gl1Py63j7v

— Beth Hockel (@ehockel1) October 16, 2018

I’m one short. #BSBA04 #JD07 #6KidsPrettyWellEducated #postcardsforMacron https://t.co/mM8vThWPkG

— MaryElizabethColeman (@meaccoleman) October 16, 2018

#postcardsforMacron Gee, would a “near Ivy “ like Duke’87 count for him? Your turn @erikabachiochi ! pic.twitter.com/I2VMetfxyX

— KDeMat (@Kflodemat) October 16, 2018

Personally, I’ve only had two so far and am expecting a third in December. But I also only have four degrees so far. So I’ll keep working and update you later. #postcardsforMacron #DearEmmanuelMacron

— Jenna Donohue (@jenlads) October 16, 2018

@EmmanuelMacron GEM Anscombe, one of the most well-respected philosophers of the 20th century, chose to have seven children. Perhaps you should read some of what she’s written. #postcardsforMacron #DearEmmanuelMacron

— Jenna Donohue (@jenlads) October 16, 2018

#postcardsforMacron My grandmother. University educated. 8 kids. 25 grandkids. 10 great-grandchildren. She's awesome. pic.twitter.com/26Ms7A7HlB

— Emily DeArdo (@emdeardo) October 16, 2018