Manhattan Moment: Another side of ‘feminist victory’

By Kay Hymowitz

Published May 30, 2013 4:00am ET

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Manhattan Moment: Another side of ‘feminist victory’ — Many of the women touted as breadwinners in a Pew survey are not "the top earners;" they are the only earners -- in many cases because their husbands lost their jobs. (Photo: Thinkstock) | Andrey Popov

As predictably as summer humidity arrives in D.C., so the media remind us that the days of Ozzie and Harriet are gone and traditional gender roles are passe.

The latest example of this perennial favorite came Wednesday. “Nearly 40% of Mothers are Now the Family Breadwinners, Report Says” was the Washington Post’s headline. The Atlantic went with: “The American Family Is Leaning In to Working Moms More Than Ever.”

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