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https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2023/04/13/in-a-growing-share-of-u-s-marriages-husbands-and-wives-earn-about-the-same/>
"Among married couples in the United States, women’s financial contributions
have grown steadily over the last half century. While men remain the main
breadwinner in a majority of opposite-sex marriages, the share of women who
earn as much as or significantly more than their husband has roughly tripled
over the past 50 years.
In 29% of marriages today, both spouses earn about the same amount of money.
Just over half (55%) of marriages today have a husband who is the primary or
sole breadwinner and 16% have a breadwinner wife.
Even as financial contributions have become more equal in marriages, the way
couples divide their time between paid work and home life remains unbalanced.
Women pick up a heavier load when it comes to household chores and caregiving
responsibilities, while men spend more time on work and leisure.
This is true in egalitarian marriages – where both spouses earn roughly the
same amount of money – and in marriages where the wife is the primary earner.
The only marriage type where husbands devote more time to caregiving than their
wives is one in which the wife is the sole breadwinner. In those marriages,
wives and husbands spend roughly the same amount of time per week on household
chores."
Via
Future Crunch:
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Cheers,
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