More Women Are Breadwinners, But They Still Can’t Get Out Of The Kitchen

[aviv]

Women are a growing part of the American workforce. In the last 25 years, the number of working women has grown by 44.2 percent, while 59.4 percent of working-age women are currently in the labor force. Sixty percent of women are the primary or co-bread winner for their household.

But despite those historic numbers, most women are still left doing

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[roseofjuly]

GURL THAT'S WHY I'M PULLING MY HAIR OUT, because if he could get his shit together the GI Bill would pay for everything. My fiance is eligible for 100% of it, and in my NYC zip code, the E-5 housing allowance is enough to pay all expenses and not just rent. (They base it on a standard that makes sense everywhere but NYC. I lived on $700 less per month than what he would get.) There are some really good schools in the city that participate in Yellow Ribbon too, including my university (Columbia). And he only has like 2 years left because he earned 60+ credits in undergrad. Someone just has to accept him, but he did abysmally in college the first time around, and he didn't help his case by waiting until May to apply when these schools are rolling admission.

We've been together a long time and "I told you so" only ever ends in a fight. But one thing I've realized is that I don't even have to say it. My SO's memory is like a steel trap, and he KNOWS when I was right months ago. All I have to do is stare at him silently and sigh, and it is just as good as saying "I told you so," except better because he can't accuse me of saying anything.

[snora]

LOL, if it weren't for the fact that my bf's already on the GI Bill, I'd think we were talking about the same person. I've had to do EVERYTHING to get this dude in school. I researched his classes, got him registered...everything had to be laid out exactly in front of him or else he never would have done it properly. And yeah, part of why I'm always on his ass is because the GI Bill living stipend REALLY helps with our collective living expenses, but my frustration stems from the fact that I just don't understand how he can be so blasé about FREE FUCKING COLLEGE.

That's so awesome that he remembers things like that, and that you guys can communicate like that without words. We've only been together a couple years here, so this one still likes to fight me on every little point, but he's getting better. I'll get there with this one, I think. If not, I know where to hide the body. :P

[roseofjuly]

They must be related somehow because I did the same thing for Ron - filled out almost all of his applications, managed his paperwork and badgered him into registering for the things I couldn't do myself. It paid off because I just found out today that he got into my university :D

I was on Ron partially because he can get housing through the university nearby the campus and we can finally live together next year. He's on base and I'm in the city 80 miles away. And Ron still fights me, it's just that sometimes he recognizes when I'm right. It's happening more often than it used to, so stay the course!