reports:
While you vowed to stick together for richer and poorer, what happens day to day in between these two extremes is probably what matters most. And your employment status may be the most telling harbinger of divorce.
Research conducted at the University of Ohio and published by the American Journal of Sociology indicates a woman’s employment status has no effect on whether her husband will stay or go. And an employed woman is only more likely to initiate divorce than an unemployed woman if she reports being highly unsatisfied with the marriage.
It’s different for guys. They are more likely to leave a marriage, and they are more likely to be left if they are unemployed.
Researchers involved with the study suspect this speaks to the fact that women working has become acceptable, but men not working does not sit as well.
February 2nd, 2013 | 10:33 am
It is the traditional role of the man to be in the working world and the woman to nurture and even teach the children in the home. If a couple can come to agreement about a stay-at-home dad, that is great. However, having been at one time in this situation, it is not an easy nor uncomplicated solution. Woman STILL make less money than men in many of the same positions. Many men do not want to be stay-at-home dads, and chaff at the idea of not being in the world. As to divorce rates regarding these statistics, I betcha there are many other psychological reasons for these numbers.