Breadwinners, Then and Now
by Stephanie Phillipps
There’s been a lot written recently about the new Pew Study that announced a “record” 40% of households with children under 18 now include “Breadwinner Moms” who are either the sole or primary support for their families. I wondered whether any of these statistics held any learning for mothers of Black daughters. Should we be telling our daughters something in particular as a result of the Study that we might not have told them before?
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