The term breadwinner referees to the primary or sole income earner in a household.

Throughout much of history the male has occupied this role, while the wife mainly took care of the kids and home. This didn’t make it right or wrong, but was a result of tradition. During World War I in America this tradition began to change. Woman took to the work force more than ever to meet the needs of the country, and to pay the bills while their husband’s were at war. Yet, once the war ended, the role of the breadwinner would never be the same.

Today it is not uncommon to find many women who make more money than men, and wives who are the primary income earner for their family. Again, this doesn’t make it right or wrong, but there are plenty of people who feel indifferent about the subject of the wife being the breadwinner.

Recently this topic has become headline news as a result of Wendy Williams, and her comments toward Tabitha Brown.

In short, Tabatha was grateful to be in a position to be the primary breadwinner for her family, and expressed excitement for her husband to retire so he could focus on other pursuits. Wendy got wind of this, and shared her doubts publicly that their marriage would last, if Tabitha chose to support her husband. Unfortunately, Wendy expressed her doubts from a place of recent hurt, as she previously supported her husband who ended up leaving her.

In this podcast episode we take a look at the idea of the wife being the primary income earner of the home. We ask the question is it OK? Is it right or wrong for the wife to be the breadwinner? We also look at what the Bible has to say and why possibly some people may struggle with women being the breadwinner.

Hosted by Pastor Brian Wallace & Keonte McDonald

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