God damn it, you mean high school waitresses at chili's make as much money as I do? I hate my life.
Travis | 08.28.06 - 8:00 pm | #

I obviously picked the wrong career path. And gender.
Travis | 08.28.06 - 8:01 pm | #

Hmm...as a woman who has spent her career in a "power" profession this is of interest to me. First, I disagree with Noer's assertion that "many men, particularly successful men, are attracted to women with similar goals and aspirations." Every single man whom I have worked with, including my junior staff, are married to stay at home wives. It is so 1950s that these guys, many of whom are under 30, have no idea what a supermarket looks like or how to use an ATM. Seriously. It is like the Stepford Wives, circa 2006.

As to how the women feel about it, that is clearly complicated. Obviously, a stay at home mom would want a high-earning spouse. Maybe women don't have an ego problem with that, whereas men do, which causes marital problems. Women who earn good money would of course be more prone to cheating and leaving as they are not utterly dependent on their spouse's income. Is this a bad thing? Only if you are a man who wants a Stepford Wife.
Leonardo | 08.29.06 - 7:05 pm | #

I'd take a "career woman" any day of the week if it means I can become one of these new-age (jobless) men the Times was profiling a few weeks ago.
Rob | 08.29.06 - 7:23 pm | #

i have no problem bringing home the bacon (more of it or all of it) for "my man" as long as i know that he is the one cooking it up for me. preferably it is ready when i get home, but hey i won't be that old-fashioned.
Minerva Oblongata | 08.30.06 - 3:04 pm | #

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