THE FUSE

Many of us grew up in an era of commercials, ads, and stereotypes of men being the breadwinners and “bringing home the bacon.” Today, many women bring home the bacon, too. The surge of women in the workforce compared with men is a documented reality.[i] Some women have become the breadwinner within their own families, which is viewed as more acceptable than in generations past. This may be due to more opportunities in female-dominated professions, artificial intelligence replacing jobs, or decreased social stigma toward unemployed or between-jobs men.