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Family Inequality

by Philip N. Cohen

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Wives’ share of couple income update

December 10, 2018Categories Me @ work2 Comments on Wives’ share of couple income update

26% of wives earn more than their husbands.

Why male and female ‘breadwinners’ aren’t equivalent (in one chart)

May 31, 2016Categories Uncategorized10 Comments on Why male and female ‘breadwinners’ aren’t equivalent (in one chart)

Making $.01 more than your spouse doesn't make you a 1950s breadwinner, or the "primary earner" of the family.

For married mothers, breadsharing is much more common than breadwinning

June 3, 2013June 3, 2013Categories Uncategorized13 Comments on For married mothers, breadsharing is much more common than breadwinning

The average father-earning-more-than-his-wife earns a much greater share of couple income that the average mother-earning-more-than-her-husband.

More married mothers earn more than their husbands

May 29, 2013December 10, 2018Categories In the news, Me @ work12 Comments on More married mothers earn more than their husbands

More primary-breadwinning (not the same as breadwinning).

Philip N. Cohen

I’m a sociologist at the University of Maryland, College Park. See my website at philipncohen.com for more information.

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