Breadwinner Wife Penalty

How I Deal With Mom Guilt as a Breadwinner Wife
Parenting
Mar 6, 2025

How I Deal With Mom Guilt as a Breadwinner Wife

When my son Ezra was in fifth grade, I took a personal day to help out at his class holiday party.

Why Do Husbands of Breadwinner Wives Struggle to Pull Their Weight at Home?
Relationships
Dec 5, 2024

Why Do Husbands of Breadwinner Wives Struggle to Pull Their Weight at Home?

Dirty dishes left in the sink, an overflowing laundry basket, the simple question "What's for dinner?" If you're in an unbalanced marriage, these simple things might make one member of the couple cringe.

How Guy Friends Saved Our Breadwinner Wife Marriage
Relationships
Nov 21, 2024

How Guy Friends Saved Our Breadwinner Wife Marriage

I've been a breadwinner wife — defined by Pew Research Center as a woman in a heterosexual marriage who earns more than 60 percent of the household income — for about 28 of my 30 years of marriage.

The "Breadwinner Wife Penalty" Could Be Hurting Your Marriage
Relationships
Nov 11, 2024

The "Breadwinner Wife Penalty" Could Be Hurting Your Marriage

For the first half of my marriage, I had never heard of the breadwinner wife penalty.