OPINION: Working Moms and the Dual Income Trap

By Suzanne Venker , Author - May 26, 2009

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In Kiplinger's June 2009 issue there's an article titled "Goodbye City Life," by Elizabeth Ody. It tells about a Manhattan lawyer who quit her high-powered job to spend more time with her family and start a less demanding career at home: baking. Like many women today, Felicia Fisher has decided she wants a simpler life; so she started the Black Buggy Baking Company out of her home. Most of her work is done by 8:00 am -- 11:00 am on a bad day. "Although losing her salary was an adjustment ... Read the Full Article
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OPINION: Working Moms and the Dual Income Trap
  • MrBook
    always the woman?

    Why is it always the woman in these situations who is expected to stay home?

    Certainly, under ideal conditions , one parent should remain at home to care for the child/ children , but few families live under those conditions... and it is a hard but necessary choice to make when both parents decide to work. To suggest that that choice is made by greed or blind commercialism is a great disservice.

    - MrBookUS May 27, 2009 12:00AM

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