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Examples
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The men are expected to be domineering, physically strong and, above all, bread-winners.
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What do you expect MEN to do if they have no inclination to be the providers and bread-winners?
The Better Part 2008
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As bread-winners, managers and trainers of other women, Tupperware ladies enjoy greater self-confidence and stature and become leaders in their communities.
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As bread-winners, managers and trainers of other women, Tupperware ladies enjoy greater self-confidence and stature and become leaders in their communities.
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With these words, the public, that is, two apricot-haired women and their nervous bread-winners, nose up around Susan's jewelry, now shining in the bits of neon and headlight.
Something Better Than This Mary Gaitskill 2010
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For many past bread-winners, they are finding it tougher and tougher to put mac-and-cheese on the dinner table.
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Hunger comes from bread-winners not being able to provide food for their families.
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Here's another fun tidbit of information: Families are being split when bread-winners move back to Asia to work, leaving their wives and children in Canada, Chen noted.
Archive 2007-06-01 2007
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Proud bread-winners finding it hard to feed their families.
Goodbye and good riddance to President George W. Bush and the true Bush legacy 2009
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For many past bread-winners, they are finding it tougher and tougher to put mac-and-cheese on the dinner table. '
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