[quote]A record 40% of all households with children under the age of 18 include mothers who are either the sole or primary source of income for the family, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau. The share was just 11% in 1960.
These “breadwinner moms” are made up of two very different groups: 5.1 million (37%) are married mothers who have a higher income than their husbands, and 8.6 million (63%) are single mothers.
The income gap between the two groups is quite large. The median total family income of married mothers who earn more than their husbands was nearly $80,000 in 2011, well above the national median of $57,100 for all families with children, and nearly four times the $23,000 median for families led by a single mother.
The groups differ in other ways as well. Compared with all mothers with children under age 18, married mothers who out-earn their husbands are slightly older, disproportionally white and college educated. Single mothers, by contrast, are younger, more likely to be black or Hispanic, and less likely to have a college degree.
The growth of both groups of mothers is tied to women’s increasing presence in the workplace. Women make up almost of half (47%) of the U.S. labor force today, and the employment rate of married mothers with children has increased from 37% in 1968 to 65% in 2011.3
The impact the recession may have had on this trend is unclear.4 However, a Pew Research Center survey conducted in November 2012 found that mothers’ views about whether and how much they would like to work had changed significantly since 2007 (before the recession officially began). The share of mothers saying their ideal situation would be to work full time increased from 20% in 2007 to 32% in 2012. And the share saying they would prefer not to work at all fell from 29% to 20%...[/quote]
The entire study encompasses another 6-7 pages, but personally I think this is a good sign of further equality in American society and a closing of the gender gap in the workplace. I haven't read it all yet, but Pew does good work.
[url]http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2013/05/29/breadwinner-moms/[/url]
And people say women are rarely in well-paying jobs. At least this evidence soundly debunks that claim, which is a plus
Meanwhile, feminists run out of rational topics to discuss.
[QUOTE=ojcoolj;40847090]And people say women are rarely in well-paying jobs. At least this evidence soundly debunks that claim, which is a plus[/QUOTE]
[quote]The income gap between the two groups is quite large. The median total family income of married mothers who earn more than their husbands was nearly $80,000 in 2011, well above the national median of $57,100 for all families with children, and nearly four times the $23,000 median for families led by a single mother.[/quote]
the gap between female/male breadwinner households and the gender pay gap are entirely different things
[QUOTE=ojcoolj;40847090]And people say women are rarely in well-paying jobs. At least this evidence soundly debunks that claim, which is a plus[/QUOTE]
No it doesn't. The study shows women are supporting almost half of households, of which 60% or so are single mothers supporting children. The 37% earning more than husbands does not speak about the ratio of employed husbands or of unemployed husbands.
I'm not one to speak up for the old glass ceiling argument, nor do I personally believe in it, but this study does not 'soundly debunk' it nor come close to doing so.
How's a guy to make a living with so much competition :S
This isn't surprising, since they are using single mothers as a group. Most divorces end with the mother getting the kids, so of course they are going to be the breadwinner for those kids.
[QUOTE=ojcoolj;40847090]And people say women are rarely in well-paying jobs. At least this evidence soundly debunks that claim, which is a plus[/QUOTE]
That is not at all what this research claims. In fact, it displays the opposite.
[QUOTE=Evilan;40847216]That is not at all what this research claims. In fact, it displays the opposite.[/QUOTE]
Not really opposite, more that the situation improving but not nearly equal.
Having a bunch of single mothers doesn't mean the situation is improving, at all
[QUOTE=Water-Marine;40847115]Meanwhile, feminists run out of rational topics to discuss.[/QUOTE]
Show me on the doll where the lady wouldn't touch you.
[QUOTE=POLOPOZOZO;40847326]Having a bunch of single mothers doesn't mean the situation is improving, at all[/QUOTE]
I've read through the article a few times because of this comment and couldn't find anything. Where does it say that?
[QUOTE=FingerSpazem;40847400]I've read through the article a few times because of this comment and couldn't find anything. Where does it say that?[/QUOTE]
[quote]These “breadwinner moms” are made up of two very different groups: 5.1 million (37%) are married mothers who have a higher income than their husbands, and 8.6 million [B](63%) are single mothers.[/B][/quote]
[QUOTE=FingerSpazem;40847400]I've read through the article a few times because of this comment and couldn't find anything. Where does it say that?[/QUOTE]
I read this article a few days ago
63% of the increase are single mothers
A large portion of the remainder is due to everyone else in the family becoming unemployed
when you are the single source of income in the family, that makes you the "breadwinner"
[QUOTE]Close to half of never married mothers in 2011 (46%) are ages 30 and younger, six-in-ten are either black (40%) or Hispanic (24%), and nearly half (49%) have a high school education or less. Their median family income was $17, 400 in 2011, the lowest among all families with children.[/QUOTE]
this is not nearly as much of an improvement as it first seems
[QUOTE=FingerSpazem;40847400]I've read through the article a few times because of this comment and couldn't find anything. Where does it say that?[/QUOTE]
Along with what Kopimi quoted there is also a graph displaying an increasing number of single moms in the workplace over 60 years.
[QUOTE=Killergam;40847156]How's a guy to make a living with so much competition :S[/QUOTE]Turn a trick or two on the streets.
This isn't a sign of equality, it's a sign of pervasive INEQUALITY. Women didn't work as much in the past because husbands could expect a job that paid well enough to support the entire family. That just isn't true anymore, our incomes have stagnated as inflation wears on and one income just can't sustain a family anymore, and we've had to respond to that with increased dependence on credit and women having to take jobs.
I'm happy to see women being able to make money, don't get me wrong, but this statistic is NOT encouraging for the middle and working class. What I want to see is the gender gap closed, and wages going up enough that women can choose whether to have a career, not be forced to work because their partner's job can't keep the family afloat anymore.
Breadwinner sounds like such a violent name...
"WELLLLLLLCOME ONE AND ALL TO THE BAKERDOME. WE HAVE A FANTASTIC SHOW FOR YOU TONIGHT FOLKS AS WE PIT THE INFAMOUS TEAM "FAMILY MAN" AGAINST TEAM "MODERN FAMILY MAYHEM". ITS GONNA BE BRUTAL, ITS GONNA BE NASTY, AND ITS GONNA BE FRESHLY BAKED FOR THE WINNER!"
Makes perfect sense, since, you know, women are half the fucking population.
My mom was one of these until she forced my dad to get a new job because his $10k/yr hobby-esque job wasn't cutting it.
but what [I]kind[/I] of bread
this is important
Heehee, one positive statistic shows up and suddenly "SEE, FEMINISM IS BULLSHIT."
I would like to credit the recession as the main driver for this, women went into typicly secure jobs such as teaching or nursing or any number of other federal jobs, recession comes and all the men get laid off and the crushing unemployment keeps them out of the workplace, its what has happened to my family, my relatives, and friends of mine. so feminists can shove it, the crushing recession and low growth rates are to blame
[QUOTE=Diet Kane;40849542]but what [I]kind[/I] of bread
this is important[/QUOTE]
Banana Bread :v:
I believe it. Before they got divorced, my mother worked like 3 jobs in addition to taking care of me and my brothers. My "father" barely worked one job and spent a majority of the day sleeping, hogging the Atari/NES/SNES or out getting drunk/high/god knows what.
Seriously, why is it so many things have been popping up in general media that make me appreciate, as well as miss my mother that much more?
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