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“At a time when all parents are working in more than 60 percent of households with children (up from just 40 percent in 1965), and 63 percent of women with children under the age of 5 participate in the labor force (compared with 31 percent in the early 1970s), one fact is resoundingly clear: The fundamental structure of our workplaces has simply not kept pace with the changing American family.”

This is the key phrase. No one puts a gun to both parents’ head and says you both need to work. That decision is up to the family.

The problem with society today is that “stuff” is more important than family. Families could survive on one income, they just choose not to do it.

“Stuff” and TAXES.

Reducing gov’t greed would be a major first step.
Then perhaps allowing society to impose so “judgmentalism”, ie, standards of expected behavior,
resulting in better budgeting and planning on the part of the families in question.

The reason that there has been such an increase in women in the workplace is ENTIRELY due to leftist/liberal policy.

The problem with society today is that “stuff” is more important than family. Families could survive on one income, they just choose not to do it.

It depends on your definition of "Survive". Could we have secured housing, had transportation and put food on the table with only one income? Absolutely. However, ....
- It would be nice to be able to take the family on vacation once in a while.
- It sure would be nice if we could get a home in that better school district.
- I wish we could get a newer car and stop sinking $$$ into this piece of cr*p we have now.
- I hope we are able to help the kids with college expenses.
- I hope we have enough savings to retire before I die.

My wife and I probably could have raised our boys and "survived" on one income. We chose to actually "Live", and so, we both worked. Opposite schedules so one of us was always available if needed. We didn't do it to accumulate "stuff", we did it so we could have a little better life. It isn't always about keeping up with the Jonses.

Sorry, but I will beg to differ. The problem, as often as it is is: gov’t.

It wasn’t mid-way through the prior century when ONE working person could: raise a family, buy a home, buy a TV, buy a car, go on vacation, retire, etc.

Even whittling the necessities down to bare bones, one would be HARD pressed to do the same today for all the taxes, fees, permits, regulations (aka GOV’T)