Sentences with phrase «mothers in a precarious position»

The only issue with this distinction is that it puts mothers in a precarious position: they are seen as the ones to nurture the family and care for the children, but who will be there to care for them when they are not able to perform those duties?

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When his mother (Jessica Lange) eventually caves in and gives him the $ 260,000 to clear his debt, vowing that it'll be the last time she bails him out, Jim blows it at the casino instead, putting him in a precarious position when Neville threatens the lives of his two students.

Thanks to the second income contributed by a working spouse, households are buying larger, more expensive homes, putting themselves in a precarious financial position should one of the earners become unemployed, according to «The Two - Income Trap: Why Middle Class Fathers and Mothers are Going Broke» (Basic Books), by Harvard Law School Professor Elizabeth Warren.