Women Bringing Home the Back Bacon

Tiffany Wilkie

Current Events Log 3

9/1/06



London Free Press (Ontario)

August 26, 2006
Final Edition
Headline: Women Bringing Home the Back Bacon; as for any men who might feel emasculated hat their wives are the primary wage earners in their families: get over it, you whiners; this is the 21st century.

Byline: by Mindelle Jacobs, Sun Media




This article discusses the rise of women who are primary breadwinners of their household. This has resulted in the breakdown of gender roles. One statistic states that almost 30 percent of wives are now the primary breadwinners in families, up from 11 percent in 1967, according to a statistics report in Canada. Another study shows that the wife made more money than the husband in nearly 1.4 million of the 4.7 million dual-earner couples in 2003. One problem that has been posed during this research is the difference among the amount of income a women makes compared to a man. Research shows that if a woman earned an average of $41,200 the man would make $57,800. Although women may be climbing the business ladder it does not mean that earning patterns have changed. Research also suggests that having this imbalance could cause marriage problems leading the divorce rates to rise. But others say get over it because it is the 21st century.

This article gives insight and statistics into the way gender plays a role in today’s business world. Although some statistics point out that women rising up the ladder may cause family issues. It does not mean that the gender roles will be stretched and changed in society to where it is more acceptable for women to be the breadwinner in the family.