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Most families rely on two incomes to make ends meet, and when a woman earns less, we put working families at a huge disadvantage.

Some people have a terrible stretch between family and work. It is a difficult thing to achieve.

Raising a family is difficult enough. But it's even more difficult for single parents struggling to make ends meet. They don't need more obstacles. They need more opportunities.

Growing up in a lower-income family, you don't have the resources to make ends meet and you have to find creative ways to get by.

There are many stressed single parents who may be working two jobs in order to keep the family together.

It's hard enough to work and raise a family when your kids are all healthy and relatively normal, but when you add on some kind of disability or disease, it can just be such a burden.

Most families need both parents to work. Moms need to be able to work and earn fair pay and have the flexibility in their jobs to also be primary caretakers.

For too many, to work means having less income.

I have a career, which is important, but my family is the priority. First family, and then career. It's a delicate balance.

Women now have to put so much attention into their careers, and not many families can pull off a single income.