The Nation - News from May 11, 1986

Nearly two-thirds of American mothers with children at home are in the work force, and most of these are working to support their families, a congressional study said. “Increasingly, mothers are not only cooking the bacon, they are helping to bring home the bacon,” said Rep. David R. Obey (D-Wis.), chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, which conducted the study. The report said more wives are going to work to help supplement their husbands’ earnings, which have declined over the last decade.