I have been observing a change in tradition happening around me for a while.
Many of my friends are quickly getting married (they have hit or are approaching 30). Marriage comes with alot of responsibilities and disclosures.
Observing my friends' careers, I can quickly guess the income range they are earning. The major observation among my friends that I have noted is women are earning more than their husbands. They have entered into job sectors that are more marketable and stable than their husbands.
Here in Atlanta, many females have entered the healthcare sector (doctors, nurse practitioners, public health professionals etc) These professions are in high demand and they tend to pay better in comparison to the professions that many husbands have chosen.
A paradigm shift has taken place.
Men have accepted that it is not demeaning to earn less than their wives
Women have taken the role of being the breadwinner
Financial responsibility has become a team effort while-else it used to be the man's responsibility.
A woman's earnings used to be her's to keep for emergencies or use wherever she sees it fit, but not any more. More and more families are relying on the wife's income. Husbands are taking on a greater role around the house as well. There is definitely a generational change.
This brings me to the questions: Are men not doing enough to prepare themselves for a career or are the women doing more than they used to?
Are you comfortable with your mate making more money than you are?
Does that fact make you feel insecure at times?
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