“Given how stark and (concentrated) the job losses are among men, and that women represented a

high proportion of the labor force in the beginning of this recession, women are now (bearing the

burden) — or the opportunity, one could say — of being (breadwinners),” says Heather Boushey, a

senior economist at the Center for (American Progress).

Economists have predicted before that women would one day (dominate) the labor force as more

(ventured) outside the home. The number of women entering the work force slowed and even dipped

during the boom years earlier this decade, though, (prompting) a debate about whether women truly

wanted to be both breadwinners and (caregivers).