So what does this mean?

ElderApe · 2019-09-17T20:11:31+00:00

It is incredibly messed up how many women look for partners based on how much money they make. You're right, it's hypocritical. And while women are searching for men who make bank, feminists are crying about an imaginary pay gap. Even when it is pointed out that men work longer hours and they admit that's part of it, it's all 'but women take more time off to raise children!'- a choice that women make of their own accord and then want to blame on the patriarchy.

So feminists know men work longer hours, and want them to continue working longer hours away from their children, without the small amount of higher compensation even. Just slave away longer hours because men are financial objects and women should still make the same as them because feminism :/

Egalitarianwhistle · 2019-09-18T05:36:32+00:00

Pick one:

Complain about the lack of marriageable men because they don't make more money.

or

Complain about the gender pay gap.

Melthengylf · 2019-09-18T19:49:51+00:00

I want to agree with the criticism. Why is a poor man unmarriable? It is not even his fault his economical situation. And poor men still are worthy of love and affection.

mtcapri · 2019-09-22T12:18:03+00:00

This is a great example of "toxic femininity" IMO. But note how that's not a phrase feminists use and they never criticize women for preferring men who out-earn them. This is the sexism of feminism.

spudmix · 2019-09-17T22:26:38+00:00

I think we are limited in which conclusions we can draw from this research for many reasons, but primary among them (at least in my mind) is the fact that this isn't a longitudinal study. Without considering time, there are still more questions to answer:

Would these unmarried women previously have married to be provided for by their husband, despite a lack of desire?

Are the average woman's desires static, and desirable attributes in men going down over time?

Is this discrepancy correcting over time?

Additionally I would like to know to what extent this phenomenon is responsible for changing marriage rates, as opposed to the other factors identified (people just not getting married, etc.)

This is an interesting statistic but it's important not to see it for more than it is.

ElderApe · 2019-09-18T02:50:13+00:00

It means that for millions of years a major consideration for women in chosing a mate was how well he could support a family. Or at least that is how I see it.

Title	So what does this mean?
Author	Blauwpetje
Upvotes	11
Comments	12
Date	September 17, 2019 7:48 PM UTC (6 years ago)
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