It was left to Charles Dickens to be the primary bread winner for the family.

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Raised by a single mother, lives with a primary bread winner until this role.

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Woman who have the capacity to support themselves financially do not have to stay in a marriage simply because the male is the bread winner.

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Dr. Pascale suggests that retirement can actually emasculate men, particularly when their wife continues working, by stripping them of their role as bread winner.

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According to the court order, Dubey asked for leniency saying that he is a "poor person, unmarried and the sole bread winner of his family".

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