In dual-earner couples, working from home may be a better deal for husbands than wives in some ways, according to two related studies of workers in China and South Korea.
Social Sciences
Jan 3, 2023
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Husbands are least stressed when their wives earn up to 40% of household income but they become increasingly uncomfortable as their spouse's wages rise beyond that point and are most stressed when they are entirely economically ...
Social Sciences
Nov 19, 2019
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Women are twice as likely as men to file for divorce, and a new University of Michigan study sheds a little light on why.
Social Sciences
Nov 2, 2017
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Men were more likely to be the spouse with the most knowledge of a couple's finances in 2016 than they were in 1992—especially in wealthy couples, a new study suggests.
Economics & Business
Apr 12, 2021
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Previous research seems to show the tendency of women to sabotage themselves in order to earn less than their husbands. But a closer look at the data reveals that might not be the case.
Social Sciences
Oct 15, 2020
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Between 2005 and 2010, one in ten married couples in Indonesia got divorced, according to data from the Supreme Court. In 70% of the cases, the wife initiated the divorce. The trend has only increased since then, rising by ...
Social Sciences
Sep 6, 2018
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What grounds do people give for wanting a divorce?
Social Sciences
Jul 30, 2018
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Since China ended its one-child policy allowing all families to have up to two children, an additional 90 million women have become eligible to have a second child. But new UBC sociology research suggests the new universal ...
Social Sciences
Feb 23, 2018
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Does a woman's decision to keep her last name, rather than take that of her husband's, make people judge her in terms of her commitment as a wife? Do they subsequently hold her to different standards? It depends, says Emily ...
Social Sciences
Jan 25, 2017
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Wives who have a romantic view of marriage are less likely to do volunteer work, leading their husbands to volunteer less as well. But husbands' romantic view of marriage was associated with neither their own nor their wives' ...
Social Sciences
Nov 28, 2016
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