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Warpy

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24. Well, and the unpaid labor of women, assumed to benefit men,

Tue May 17, 2016, 04:18 PM

May 2016

which is why married men do so much better than unmarried men or married women. The CW still thinks that women do all the shitwork at home, freeing the man to be married to his job and burdening her so that she can't be married to hers.

While it's changing, it's doing so slowly and employers haven't caught on.

Herbal romance is how they sucker us into accepting such an unequal arrangement.

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Why Not Getting Married Is Smart Economics For Women [View all] marmar May 2016 OP

K&R. smirkymonkey May 2016 #1

I should show this infographic to women I date IronLionZion May 2016 #2

(you get dates??!?) lastlib May 2016 #7

Cats! IronLionZion May 2016 #8

Never woulda thought of that! Thanks! lastlib May 2016 #11

Reverse #3 and it's certainly a good reason TexasMommaWithAHat May 2016 #3

I saw a similar discussion on this last year (maybe same data?) I think.... Adrahil May 2016 #4

K & R with thanks! ancianita May 2016 #5

Correlation or Causation? One_Life_To_Give May 2016 #6

Most seem like money based arguments Egnever May 2016 #9

You must have more than you need... scscholar May 2016 #26

Of course Egnever May 2016 #41

My GF and I have chosen not to marry because of... Javaman May 2016 #10

Social security spousal and survivor benefits may be a reason to re-think. JustABozoOnThisBus May 2016 #12

If one you is unable to work before accumulating TexasMommaWithAHat May 2016 #17

Yeah, it's the latter... Javaman May 2016 #21

I'm 52 and never wanted to be married PasadenaTrudy May 2016 #13

+1 nt Javaman May 2016 #22

I wonder how much of the difference is due to children? FLPanhandle May 2016 #14

Exactly PasadenaTrudy May 2016 #16

As for as your last line - it's smart only for individuals - not society TexasMommaWithAHat May 2016 #18

Except I suspect Social Security will be privatized by then FLPanhandle May 2016 #19

I surely hope not! TexasMommaWithAHat May 2016 #20

One study purported to show that childless career women had the same career arc & income as men. Hekate May 2016 #30

Unmarried, childless women under 30 who live in cities make substantially more than men Major Nikon May 2016 #36

Are you suggesting men don't want children? davidn3600 May 2016 #38

Ah, I see you harbor some resentment there. I wasn't exactly addressing you here. Hekate May 2016 #42

Bob's your uncle Major Nikon May 2016 #35

That data is what scares ReTHUGs malaise May 2016 #15

This only proves what most us knew what marriage was really all about... davidn3600 May 2016 #23

Well, and the unpaid labor of women, assumed to benefit men, Warpy May 2016 #24

Married men do so much better? Really? davidn3600 May 2016 #34

Argue with the charts Warpy May 2016 #44

So if women are doing more work at home, and men are doing more work for pay.... Major Nikon May 2016 #40

Why do you think it's a legal contract with many clauses delineating responsibilities & rights? Hekate May 2016 #31

i'm terribly far off, in terms of money, married as i would be single fizzgig May 2016 #32

Wow. I took a look at that from my families situations. Very jwirr May 2016 #25

"Women earn more when they don't marry, men earn less" lumberjack_jeff May 2016 #27

Good point. I would have quit my well paying job by now if not for supporting the family. FLPanhandle May 2016 #28

I have a very definite opinion on what people I've never met should do with their own lives. Warren DeMontague May 2016 #29

+1 fizzgig May 2016 #33

Getting married is for suckers daleo May 2016 #37

I never could get past the part where you could only be with that one person.... Skittles May 2016 #39

Not getting married is not a statement of independence Emelina May 2016 #43