[LMB] OT: Sexual Dimorphism

[Azalais Aranxta]

On Thu, 24 Aug 2006, Carol Cooper wrote:

>
> >Elizabeth Holden wrote
>
> >So that would imply that a lot of women earn more than their husbands,
> >right?  A significant number?  Well, the article says it has been fairly
> >steady at about 30% for a number of years.
>
> >Which means that in 70% of couples, men still earn more than their wives.
> >Surely on purely statistical terms, based on a 50/50 demographic, the
> >numbers should be 50% an 50
>
> I'm not sure that a 50 - 50 split would ever be an aim - many women are not
> working outside the home by choice - they've chosen to be home-makers and
> look after their young children, at least for a period of time.

Yes, but there are men who would probably like to do that, too,
and there is such a social stigma against it.  If attitudes
changed, perhaps that factor could be equalised as well.  Some
men (and their partners) are willing to live with the disapproval
but others are not, or can't find partners who are--I'm sure the
number of men engaged in homemaking and primary caretaking of
young kids would go up if this evened out.

~malfoy

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