Post by @yunggeeski

Are men still the breadwinners in marriage? In 1972, husbands earned the majority of household income in 85% of American marriages. By 2022, that figure dropped to 55%. Meanwhile: Equal-income marriages: 11% → 29% Wife-breadwinner marriages: 5% → 16% The traditional male-breadwinner household has become much less dominant over the past 50 years. Are women becoming more financially independent, or has the cost of living made dual-income households a necessity? Should men still be expected to financially provide for their wives? Source: Pew Research Center, Census CPS ASEC. Different-sex married couples ages 25–64. Intermediate annual chart values are modeled estimates between published observations.