Wow:
"says Linda McBain, boss of City-based-private client bank Investec. 'There has been a dramatic increase in the number of women holding senior management positions and statistics show that there are now more women millionaires than men under the age of 44.'"
Interesting development, I think. Some questions:
Am I simplifying things to say that traditionally men were responsible for generating household income and women responsible for managing/spending it?
Does this mean we're headed to a situation where the "typical" household sees the male partner totally disintermediated from the economic cycle, that is where the woman is responsible for the substantial earning, and entire spending of household income?
Are there historical/cultural examples of a household structure like this?
What are the implications for other roles?
How do both men and women adapt to this sort of change?
Is adaptation really necessary?
Will these changes stabilise or continue to move around?
Will these changes spread, or just occupy niches, leading to a situation where there is no "typical" household, and each couple will just have to negotiate individually whatever arrangement/roles/adaptation that makes them comfortable?