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GOP Political Update; Family Life in the Great Recession
An update on Florida primary campaign, Obama preps for the final State of the Union address of his current term, and the changing demographics in America's workforce.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenWe get a preview of the last week of the Florida primary campaign as the President prepares for tonight's final State of the Union address of his current term. Also, the post-industrial economy may be more congenial for women. They now outnumber men in America's workforce, and the number of stay-at-home fathers is on the rise. Do cultural stigmas remain? Is the economy changing what it means to be a man?
Banner image: Stay-at-home Dad Peter Steinberg (C) helps daughter Kali (R), 12, core a pineapple while family cat Rainbow eats atop the refrigerator before other daughter Natalie (L) looks for their pet dog in Springfield, Virginia. Photo by Tim Sloan/AFP/Getty Images
