breadwinner

Here’s the short version: Tradwives promote a traditional model of family life, prioritizing being a homemaker and a primary caregiver and supporting their husbands’ role as the primary breadwinner.

From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026

Advice for a burned-out breadwinner: A letter writer who’s outwardly successful by all measures—a wife, kids, a well-paying job—can’t stop dreaming about leaving it all behind.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

Like many of the workers arrested, he was the primary breadwinner for his family.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026

At 35 years old, Zhou was paying off his mortgage and had been his family’s primary breadwinner, according to his lawyer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026

Mom continued to be the breadwinner, working in the factory while my dad recuperated from his injuries.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana

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

They are typically mid-career and are often primary breadwinners.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 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

Most of the cast members have said they have become the breadwinners in their homes since the show premiered.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025

People from whose contact I had hitherto pulled my skirts away became my companions as I took my place shoulder to shoulder with the crowd of breadwinners.

From The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls by Marie Van Vorst