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In marriage, whose career matters more?

For my wife and me, both in the same field, the answer is about money – for now.

By Steve Almond

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  December 11, 2011

For a husband and wife, both in the same profession and working at home with young children to care for, it’s not just who gets to work that’s at issue. It’s the more fundamental question: Whose work matters more?

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