breadwinner

Except now I’m helping to develop my own daughter, a mother of two, into a full-fledged professional and family breadwinner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

If it were, then it would apply to all lower-income families equally, regardless of whether a breadwinner spouse is in the picture.

From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026

“This particular division of private and public, housewife and breadwinner … was built on a flow of cheap fossil fuels and car culture,” she told The 19th.

From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026

Halem argued for leniency through his attorney, telling the court he was a father and the sole breadwinner in his household.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

For ten years, Mother had been the primary breadwinner, while continuing to cook meals, clean the house, do the laundry, and I had never once heard her express anything like resentment.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

Then they’d take their earnings home to Mexico as breadwinners and comparatively rich men, and stay until the next year’s season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Men in this generation may also have experienced financial strain differently because they were more likely to have been the primary breadwinners in this cohort born in 1946.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026

North Korean women, on the other hand, "are very tough and resilient", Han said, reflecting a widely-held perception of them as hardworking and resourceful breadwinners in a country where everyday life can be incredibly hard.

From BBC ● May 22, 2026

The result: Most breadwinners still have jobs, and they are still spending.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 10, 2026

As breadwinners they have necessarily to be away from home throughout the day, but they have opportunities in the evenings and at week-ends to identify themselves with their children's interests and activities.

From Report of the Special Committee on Moral Delinquency in Children and Adolescents by O. C. (Oswald Chettle) Mazengarb