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A few Christian men I've met seem to think they are somehow robbed of their manhood if their wife has a job, and it's even worse if she has a serious career of her own. That's a foolish attitude. At the same time, what is even worse is a man whose wife is compelled to work because her husband refused to get a job.

William G. Boykin Carolinian

Source

p. 17

work
Man to Man: Rediscovering Masculinity in a Challenging World (2020)
year
2020
locator
p. 17

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