In fact, about a third of the women were both the sole earners and were ineligible for unemployment benefit.

Being the sole earner for the family may be initially daunting.

On this basis we can say that the vast majority of families with an unskilled manual worker as sole earner were at best only marginally above that line.

I am the sole earner, whilst my wife does voluntary work.

Pregnant and the sole earner for her feckless family, she's a perfect target for the local traffickers.

These costs are exacerbated in households where a woman is the chief or sole earner, and they are likely underestimated.

Pierre died soon after, forcing his wife to be the sole earner in the family.

They may be the sole earners in households where men and teenage children are all unemployed.

To the Editor: While my wife takes care of our disabled daughter, I am the sole earner for our family.

With their newfound independence and wealth as the sole earners of their families, they declare "It's a Woman's World".