Women as breadwinners: The great American role reversal?

Article here. Excerpt:

'Speaking of households being turned upside down, you probably saw Sunday's NWjobs article about men being laid off at a far more rapid rate than women. As Patrick May of the San Jose Mercury News reports, in an increasing number of households, women are being thrust into the role of main breadwinner and laid-off men are stepping into the role of househusband or stay-at-home dad.
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"Since the recession began in December 2007, more than 80 percent of those laid off have been men, thanks to their disproportionate slice of jobs in hard-hit fields such as construction and manufacturing..."

And while it's typical for more men to lose their jobs during a recession than women, May's article points out that this is the highest unemployment gender gap the country has seen during the past 25 years.'