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In Germany, the Male Breadwinner is Still King

Study finds that mothers are increasingly staying in part-time jobs instead of returning to full-time work

Little baby boy is spending time in his mother's office

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For many German mothers, a full-time job is becoming a thing of the past.

That's the evidence from a study that takes in the span of the country's recent history, and reveals the split in family policies between the former Communist east and West Germany.