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女人當家

U.S. Women on the Rise as Family Breadwinner (By CATHERINE RAMPELL) 

 

Women are not only more likely to be the primary caregivers in a family. Increasingly, they are primary breadwinners, too.  nytimes.com

 

Four in 10 American households with children under age 18 now include a mother who is either the sole or primary earner for her family, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of Census and polling data released Wednesday. This share, the highest on record, has quadrupled since 1960.

 

For one, it has become more acceptable and expected for married women to join the work force. It is also more common for single women to raise children on their own. Most of the mothers who are chief breadwinners for their families — nearly two-thirds — are single parents.

The recession may have played a role in pushing women into primary earning roles, as men are disproportionately employed in industries like construction and manufacturing that bore the brunt of the layoffs during the downturn. Women, though, have benefited from a smaller share of the job gains during the recovery; the public sector, which employs a large number of women, is still laying off workers.

 Women’s attitudes toward working have also changed. In 2007, before the recession officially began, 20 percent of mothers told Pew that their ideal situation would be to work full time rather than part time or not at all. The share had risen to 32 percent by the end of 2012.
 

The public is still divided about whether it is a good thing for mothers to work. About half of Americans say that children are better off if their mother is at home and doesn’t have a job. Just 8 percent say the same about a father. Even so, most Americans acknowledge that the increasing number of working women makes it easier for families “to earn enough to live comfortably.”  
 

Demographically and socioeconomically, single mothers and married mothers differ, according to the Census Bureau’s 2011 American Community Survey. The median family income for single mothers — who are more likely to be younger, black or Hispanic, and less educated — is $23,000. The median household income for married women who earn more than their husbands — more often white, slightly older and college educated — is $80,000. When the wife is the primary breadwinner, the total family income is generally higher.
 

Such marriages are still relatively rare, even if their share is growing. Of all married couples, 24 percent include a wife who earns more, versus 6 percent in 1960.
 Q:
What do you think that women on the rise as family breadwinner?
What do you that that married women to join the work force?
What do you think about double income family?
Do women really earn more than men?
Why women paid less than men for same job? 

減壓策略

How to Manage Stress mindtools.com

1. Action-Oriented Approaches

 

With action-oriented approaches, you take action to change the stressful situations.

Managing Your Time 

Your workload can cause stress, if you don't manage your time well. This can be a key source of stress for very many people.

Take our time management quiz   to identify where you can improve, and make sure that you use time management tools such as To-Do Lists  , Action Programs  , and the Urgent/Important Matrix   to manage your priorities.
 

Then use Job Analysis   to think about what's most important in your role, so that you can prioritize your work more effectively. This helps you reduce stress, because you get the greatest return from your efforts, and you minimize the time you spend on low-value activities.

 

Also, avoid multitasking  , only check email   at certain times, and don't use electronic devices for a while before going to bed, so that you use this time to "switch off" fully.

 

Working Environment

Workspace stress can come from irritating, frustrating, uncomfortable, or unpleasant conditions in the workplace. Take action to minimize stress in your working environment  .

 

Tip:

Some people experience stress because they're maladaptive perfectionists  , who struggle to let go of tasks unless they complete them perfectly. Others experience stress because they have a fear of failure   or a fear of success  .

If any of these apply to you, use the techniques explained in our articles to adjust your mindset accordingly.

Q:

How to managing your time?

Does working environments affect your feelings?

Are you experience stress from jobs/family?

What do you think about multitasking?

新聞討論

Failure to pass trade pact could affect young people's future: Ma

Taipei, March 30 (CNA) President Ma Ying-jeou warned protesting students Sunday that the Legislature's failure to pass a service trade pact with China would hurt Taiwan's economy and affect their future job prospects.

Presidential Office spokeswoman Garfie Li quoted Ma as issuing the warning after more than 110,000 protesters led by students ended a mass rally peacefully but vowed to continue their occupation of the Legislative Yuan.

Elderly cyclists from Taiwan arrive in U.S. from Canada

Q: What do you think that” Failure to pass trade pact could affect young people's future?

Portland, April 2 (CNA) Dozens of elderly cyclists from Taiwan and other countries

arrived in the United States from Canada on Wednesday on the second leg of a 2,000-km ride that will take them down the U.S. west coast.

Upon arrival in Port Angeles, Washington, the 42 cyclists were greeted by local officials, the media and residents, including flag-waving Taiwanese expatriates.

Q: What do you think about cycling activity?

Chile lifts tsunami warning after quake kills 6

SANTIAGO, Chile -- Authorities lifted tsunami warnings for Chile's long coastline early Wednesday after a magnitude-8.2 earthquake struck the South American nation's northern coast. Six people were crushed to death or suffered fatal heart attacks, a remarkably low toll for such a powerful shift in the Earth's crust.

Q: What to do if a big earthquake happened?