More Women Are Their Family’s Sole Breadwinner Than Ever Before

More women are bringing home the bacon than ever before. According to a new report from the Center for American Progress, 42% of mothers were the sole or primary family breadwinner last year. An additional 22.4% were co-breadwinners, meaning that they were responsible for between 25 to 49% of total family earnings. This new data represents a continued increase over the past few years, according to the report. Black and Latina women are more likely to be a family's sole breadwinner, with 70.