Women as breadwinners?
I'm fascinated by the statistic that The Today Show presented this morning in its discussion of women breadwinners. Meredith Viera told viewers one in three women outearn their husbands. By 2025, the prediction is that 50 percent will outearn their husbands. That's huge! Viera asks, "As long as bills paid who cares who earns more?''
I bet a lot of men care. My husband would care. Relationship expert Gail Saltz says it can wreak havoc in a relationship when couples equate money with power and masculinity. She says the men best suited for this type of relationship are those that possess lots of self confidence. To make the relationship work, she says, couples need good communication.
If the statistics hold true, I wonder this: Do 50 percent of men have lots of self confidence? Do 50 percent of couples have great communication? It's going to be interesting to see how this trend plays out. To see a clip of the segment click here.
I bet a lot of men care. My husband would care. Relationship expert Gail Saltz says it can wreak havoc in a relationship when couples equate money with power and masculinity. She says the men best suited for this type of relationship are those that possess lots of self confidence. To make the relationship work, she says, couples need good communication.
If the statistics hold true, I wonder this: Do 50 percent of men have lots of self confidence? Do 50 percent of couples have great communication? It's going to be interesting to see how this trend plays out. To see a clip of the segment click here.





5 Comments:
I'm not surprised at that statistic. Lots of women I know are the breadwinners, and in most cases, their husbands are just fine with it. After all, the pressure's off! And it often helps the couple have a better quality of life.
Susan @ Working Moms Against Guilt
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Hi Cindy. That is a very good question. Would you please consider reporing your question to The Today Show forum audience on The Today Show forum? We might get some interesting feedback there.
Thank you. :)
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where did that "2025" statistic come from? i wonder what exactly the source/study is.
One more thing. I wrote about this topic on my blog, too, and it's generated some interesting discussion. Check it out here: http://wmag.blogspot.com/2007/01/now-we-have-to-deal-with-breadwinner.html
In my experience, it's not the men that mind but the women! The women breadwinners eventually become resentful and lose respect for their underearning partners.
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