More men marrying wealthier women. What does that mean?

According to the New York Times, an analysis of census data to be released by the Pew Research Center found that women are victims of a role reversal that is profoundly affecting the pool of potential marriage partners. Key points from the New York Times:

“Men now are increasingly likely to marry wives with more education and income than they have, and the reverse is true for women,” said Paul Fucito, spokesman for the Pew Center. “In recent decades, with the rise of well-paid working wives, the economic gains of marriage have been a greater benefit for men.”

“We’ve known for some time that men need marriage more than women from the standpoint of physical and mental well-being,” said Stephanie Coontz, a professor at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Wash., and research director for the Council on Contemporary Families, a research and advocacy group. “Now it is becoming increasingly important to their economic well-being as well.”

Whenever there is economic or educational disparity between spouses, a prenuptial agreement should be at the top of the list of pre-marriage things to do.  You can read more about prenuptial agreements on this blog here.

The New York Times article More Men Marrying Wealthier Women may be read here.

Comments

[Jeanne M Hannah]

Respectfully, Brian, I believe that if you had read the article prior to posting, and had reviewed applicable and recent research regarding lack of parity in male/female compensation in employment for performing the same jobs, you would have seen that your post above is truly a non sequitor. In other words, your comment is a knee-jerk reaction that has no basis in fact.

[Brian Pearson]

I have not read the article (yet), but it seems to me that this means that women are making more money than ever before and the wages are becoming much more equal. It doesn't seem that this causes women to be "victims" of anything except their own bursting through the glass ceiling.