“Taking on a mortgage and a child when the remaining breadwinner is likely to be retrenched at any moment is a large risk.”

“If something bad had happened to my father I would be the sole breadwinner for the family.”

“Attention was also turned to the association of fatherhood with notions of provider and breadwinner.”

“The ability of men to earn money became an essential part of their breadwinning role.”

“We're undervaluing and underpaying young adults, including potentially breadwinning fathers.”

“He had been along all the pavements of Grub Street, perhaps the most exciting place of breadwinning known to the civilized man.”

“This is because those in prison and under trial prisoners are often the sole breadwinners of the family.”

“Women in many families have become the breadwinners, taking low-paying jobs as maids or at the country's new textile factories.”

“I also employ about half-a-dozen workers, some of whom are the sole breadwinners of their families.”