Working Woman = Stronger Marriage?
Posted by Laurie
In yesterday’s Sunday Styles section of the New York Times, Tara Parker-Pope wrote an article called “She Works. They’re Happy.” about a new study from the Pew Research Center showing that divorce rates are lower and couples are happier when… get this… the wife is the primary breadwinner and the husband does a fair share of the child care and housework. While it’s been traditionally thought that female economic independence is a leading cause of divorce, this research turns that idea on its head.
“Wives are now the primary breadwinner in 22 percent of couples, up from 7 percent in 1970.”
“Over all, the evidence shows that the shifts within marriages — men taking on more housework and women earning more outside the home — have had a positive effect, contributing to lower divorce rates and happier unions.”
And this increased happiness occurs even when the husband does less than 50% of the housework and childcare. As long as it’s more than older generations of men did, she’s somewhat pleased. (more…)

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