Clodagh Finn: Why Elon Musk bringing his child to work is deeply disquieting

Elon Musk’s viral White House moment reveals deep inequalities in work-life balance and parental privilege

It should be a reason to celebrate when a powerful man and father of 12 brings his child to work. Sadly, it was anything but. Pictures: Alex Brandon

There is something wonderful about seeing a man — let’s include Elon Musk in that, for a moment — go to work with a four-year-old on his shoulders.

It acts as a powerful reminder that parenthood is not separate from the workplace even if society has drawn a thick, impenetrable line between the two. We have been forced to construct entirely distinct work and home personas but, in reality, one always seeps into the other.