on average, women make 77 cents for every dollar a man makes and makes up nearly half the american workforce. but lately, there are more and more women who are the breadwinners in their families. but that comes with its challenges inside the home. here s abc s linsey davis with the story. this is a very good looking group today. reporter: michele benfor is a successful sales manager making twice as much as her husband. an unexpected role, considering the promise he made before they got married. what was the promise? that i could stop working by the time i turned 30. i had lofty expectations. yeah. i m 34. that hasn t happened. reporter: instead, they re among the 40% of american households with kids where the woman is the primary breadwinner. bread-winning moms have much more stress. they are asked to do more at home. reporter: even though a recent pew study found the total family income is higher when the mother, not the father, is the primary breadwinner. when i g
all the women throw your hands up on average, women make 77 cents for every dollar man earns. and make up nearly half the american workforce. but lately, there are more and more women who are the bread winners in their families. but that comes with its challenges inside the home. here s abc s linsey davis with the story. this is a very good looking group today. reporter: michele benfor is a successful sales manager making twice as much as her husband. an unexpected role, considering the promise he made before they got married. what was the promise? that i could stop working by the time i turned 30. i had lofty expectations. i m 34. reporter: they are among the households with kids where the woman is the primary breadwinner bread-winning moms have much more stress. they are asked to do more at home. reporter: even though a recent pew study found the total family income is higher when the mother, not the father, is the