188: The Self-Empowered Woman: Female Breadwinners

June 11, 2013 By

Dear Followers, Recently, The New York Times ran an article that caught many social observers by surprise. According to the Pew Research Center, four out of every ten American households that include children under the age of 18 now have a mother who is either the sole or primary wage earner for her family. This statistic--the highest ever on record--has quadrupled since 1960. Some analysts believe this is because it is now so common for … [Read more...]

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