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Age of children: *

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Are you currently the primary earner for your family?: *

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When were you the primary earner for your family?:

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Optional: if you are open to being interviewed in person (or via telephone), please indicate your interest here. If you are uncertain now, but decide that you would like to be considered for an interview during the course of your participation in the forum, you may message Andrea or Karen privately to let them know of your interest.

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By clicking “I consent” below, you are consenting to participate in this study. In so doing, we wish to inform you of the following:

All information posted to the discussion boards will be viewable by other forum members and by the researchers. Anything posted to the forums could potentially become part of the research study on mothers as primary breadwinners, which includes (but is not limited to) the forthcoming book, tentatively titled Bread and Roses...and the Kitchen Sink. However, none of the personal information provided in the form above will be linked to the material you post. Specifically, your contributions will be identified by your login name only and no names or identifying information will be used when reporting the results of the study. If we use your exact words in a quote, we will ensure that no one will be able to identify you.
In consenting to participate in this study, at this point, you are in no way obligated to continue to participate in the future. You may withdraw your involvement at any time.
We don't anticipate that there are any risks to you taking part in this study.
Any personal, direct correspondence between you and the researchers will be kept confidential.
The discussion forum may continue after the study has concluded.
If you have any questions about the study prior to, during or after your involvement, you may contact Andrea Doucet at 613-520-2600 (x2663) or via email at andrea_doucet@carleton.ca, or you may email Karen Foster, the student research assistant for the study, at kmacalpi@connect.carleton.ca.
This project has been reviewed and received ethics clearance by the Carleton University Research Ethics Committee. If at any time you have any concerns or questions about your involvement in the study, you may contact the ethics committee chair at the co-ordinates below:

Prof. Antonio Gualtieri, Chair
Carleton University Research Ethics Committee
Carleton University
1125 Colonel By Drive
Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6
Tel: 613-520-2517
E-mail: ethics@carleton.ca

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