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[QUOTE][B]In four out of 10 households with children, women are the sole or primary breadwinners[/B], according to a 2013 report by the Pew Research Center. Now, based on a new survey, we have an idea of how many of these breadwinning moms are feeling about their roles.
The 'pleased' vs. 'reluctant' breadwinning mom
The national survey by Working Mother Media found that breadwinning moms who have partners and who didn't choose to be the primary earners in their families tend to feel less satisfied about their lives than women who consciously selected the role.
In the survey of 2,000 working moms and dads, including 820 breadwinners who have a partner, only 29% of the moms said they became breadwinners by choice, versus 71% who fell into the role by circumstance, chance or luck (59% of breadwinning dads said they chose the role).
When asked how satisfied they were on a host of questions related to family life, there were significant gaps between breadwinning moms who said they were pleased to be the breadwinner and those who said they would prefer that their partner outearn them.[/QUOTE]
[url]http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/11/living/breadwinner-moms-survey-parents/index.html?c=living[/url]
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[QUOTE]"Let Dad be the dad he wants to be"
Carol Evans, president of Working Mother Media, who has been a primary breadwinner since her first child was born 27 years ago, said the survey shows that moms who outearn their husbands and who feel the primary responsibility for the house and the kids should learn to let go -- even a little bit.
"I'm always saying to (moms), 'let Dad be the dad he wants to be. Let him build his own relationship. Make him responsible for his relationship to the kids and to the house,' " said Evans, whose kids are 24 and 27.
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Isn't this kinda expected?
Deal with it
what the fuck is a bread winner?
Isn't a bit obvious that someone who is doing something reluctantly will be less happy than someone who chose to do it?
[QUOTE=Tmaxx;43890074]what the fuck is a bread winner?[/QUOTE]
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BREAKING: Working sucks and nobody likes it
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Basically they're less happy about it than men and the article explores a few of the possibilities as to why.
Because men are expected in this society to be the breadwinners?
[QUOTE=A_Pigeon;43891926]Because men are expected in this society to be the breadwinners?[/QUOTE]
I do not recall that being explored in any depth
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