Dual Earner Families
- Created by: Rachel Hedger
- Created on: 13-10-13 16:02
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- Dual-earner Families
- Decline in fertility rates have encouraged the decline of the full-time mother
- Couples combine paid work with family life and childcare
- Over 60% of couples now combine both
- Decision to have a child once careers are established
- Couples can probably afford childcare such as nannies and private nurseries
- Partly responsible for the doubling in the number of women aged 40 years and over having babies in the last 20 years
- Composed of the husband who earns the major share of the family income
- The female works part time
- Major responsibility for childcare and upkeep of the home
- Triple Shift
- Major responsibility for childcare and upkeep of the home
- The female works part time
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