The New Female Breadwinners

http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2009/oct/24/female-breadwinners-main-family-earners


The latest unemployment figures released this month by the Office for National Statistics revealed that the number of men losing their jobs has increased by almost 50% during the recession, with one in 10 men expected to be unemployed by the start of next year – putting the onus on their other halves to keep money ticking in. Meanwhile, a survey by community jobs site Workingmums.co.uk found that 79% of women were considering either extending their existing working hours or re-entering the workplace because they were worried about the possibility of their partners losing their jobs in the recession.

A report published in 2007 by the Future Foundation found only 14% of UK homes had a female breadwinner at the helm, but the same study predicted that number would double by 2030.