When Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher partner Barbara Becker works late, she doesn't fret about her four children waiting at home. Her husband, Chad Gallant -- a former associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore -- takes care of the home front. Gallant and Becker represent a new twist on a familiar model: hardworking breadwinner and supportive spouse. The shift in roles is often due to practicality, and with statistics showing that layoffs have hit men harder, more female lawyers may be getting "the wife" they want.
October 16, 2009 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Barbara Becker, a partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher in New York, is working late again. But she’s not fretting about her four children waiting at home on the Upper West Side.
The reason she’s so cool? Her husband, Chad Gallant, is taking care of the home front. “He’s been Mr. Mom for seven years,” says Becker blithely. “He’s great at it, and it allows me to do my job.”
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