Full Idea
For the weak force there must be a corresponding 'weak charge', and all the fermions, all the quarks and leptons carry it.
Gist of Idea
Quarks and leptons have a weak charge, for the weak force
Source
Gavin Hesketh (The Particle Zoo [2016], 05)
Book Reference
Hesketh,Gavin: 'The Particle Zoo' [Quercus 2016], p.110
A Reaction
So electrons carry a weak charge, as well as an electromagnetic charge. Like owning several passports.
Related Idea
Idea 21192 Neutrinos only interact with the weak force, but decays produce them in huge numbers [Hesketh]