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_Published 2014-02-17. Women may be the top earners in more U.S. households than ever before, but what does that mean for their happiness? A new poll finds women are feeling more pressure at home and work._


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## Transcript

>> The face of motherhood has definitely been involving.

>> Breadwinning moms have much more stress. They are asked to do more at home.

>> Today the woman is the primary breadwinner in 40 percent of US households with children. And some, it seems aren't very happy about it.

>> For me, one percent of those women they became the primary earner by chance, but not because they have to. One [ unk ] breadwinning moms 40 percent say dads aren't helping with the house work.

>> Studies show breadwinning moms who didn't choose to be the primary earners feel less satisfied about their lives than those who selected the role.

>> The numbers come from a survey by working mother media and really on its face, the results aren't that surprising. Moms who chose to be the primary breadwinners- that's 29 percent, tend to be happier about it than those who didn't. Bottom line though, working moms say they feel more pressure along with financial stress and responsibility, there's the house work and the kids. Essentially, maternal guilt exacerbated by occupational guilt. The study surveyed 2, 000 working mothers and fathers.

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