Phrases related to the topic

Phrases related to the topic

non-crease (wash-and-go) fabrics		matrimonial mates
child rearing		marriage for convenience
day care (child-minding) centre		flexible work hours
to be run down		flextime policies
behind the kitchen sink		marriage has many pitfalls
to pull in one’s belt		to contribute to the family budget
inferiority complex		the finances are touch-and-go
to put up (food for the winter)		means of self-fulfilment
processed food		to pursue a career
a two-career couple		to be too stressed
to juggle career and family
domestic violence		to work on flextime or part-time schedules
sex role stereotypes		to feel unfulfilled
to champion freedom/ women’s rights		to be entitled to a (un)paid maternity leave
to shoulder the brunt		from cradle to grave
family-friendly policies/benefits		A high-powered career
to maintain a sense of one’s identity		the stay-at-home mom
unmanageable children		absentee fathers/truant fathers
marrital breakdown		to cling to one’s supremacy
a match-maker		sexual trafficking
cohabitation		to be in the workforce
social-wellfare policy