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Thanks for your note. As long
as their is 1.) a pay gap--on
average women still earn only
75 cents to the male dollar
and 2.) a concentration of women
in lower wage jobs and men in
higher wage jobs--if you look
at most professions that are
more than 70% male (garbage
collecting, being a doorman,
being a stock broker) these
are much higher paid than those
professions that are more than
70% female (child care worker,
nurse, social worker)--then
husbands will have access to
more money--on average--than
their wives. Of course, there
is the added stigma that women
aren't "as good at math than
men"--so finances remain unnecessarily
in the hands of the males.
Also, if you look at inheritance--there
is still a pattern of men claiming
and using their inheritances
and women saving it or only
using it in a manner that someone
else deems appropriate.
Good luck and I hope that
helps.
—Amy
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