Equal Pay for Equal Work...We are there

[Brooklyn Bridge]

A new study finds that marriage is better for the man!

Looking at the impact of nearly four decades of social change, the report shows that men increasingly get a significant economic boost when they tie the knot — improving their household incomes and often pairing up with a partner who has at least as much education as they do.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010828828_marriage19.html


As a schlub journalist I welcome the chance to stay at home with the kids and play Mr. Mom while my Sugar Momma brings home the bacon.

 

[Magic In The Night]

The headline on this thread is incorrect: Women still getting, on average, 77 cents on the men's dollar. What the story is saying is that women have caught up so much that they don't necessarily need marriage to survive financially while some men, who are increasingly the ones losing their jobs, do. Also, although the article didn't delve into this, I'm betting the other reason marriage is a good deal for men is they get the added income from their spouse and the security of knowing there will be income if they lose their job or have to take a paycut, but they still don't have to wash the dishes or clean the bathrooms.

 

[Armchair_QB]

The headline on this thread is incorrect: Women still getting, on average, 77 cents on the men's dollar. What the story is saying is that women have caught up so much that they don't necessarily need marriage to survive financially while some men, who are increasingly the ones losing their jobs, do. Also, although the article didn't delve into this, I'm betting the other reason marriage is a good deal for men is they get the added income from their spouse and the security of knowing there will be income if they lose their job or have to take a paycut, but they still don't have to wash the dishes or clean the bathrooms.

Yeah but we still have to mow the yard and take out the trash.

 

[RickStain]

but they still don't have to wash the dishes or clean the bathrooms.

We don't? Hot dang, my weekends just brightened up.