- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
women are now better educated than their husbands - still earn less
Posted on 11/21/17 at 10:47 am
Posted on 11/21/17 at 10:47 am
I know.. clickbait title.
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/21/women-are-better-educated-than-their-husbands-but-men-still-earn-more.html
I don't believe in the wage gap myth, fwiw. I mostly thought it was interesting that more wives are better educated than husbands than vice versa.
I'm more educated than my husband. He makes more money than me, but I'm hoping to surpass him in earnings eventually. Or not. It doesn't matter to me who makes more, I just hope that both of us keep making more money.
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/21/women-are-better-educated-than-their-husbands-but-men-still-earn-more.html
quote:
For the first time in history, more women than men are better educated than their spouse, reports Brookings. According to research from Institute for Family Studies (IFS) a record 25.3 percent of husbands are now married to wives who have more education than they do.
quote:
But even though women have more educational attainment and are more likely to "marry down" educationally, they are still more likely to be out-earned by their partners. Across all heterosexual couples, 73 percent of men have a higher income than their spouse.
I don't believe in the wage gap myth, fwiw. I mostly thought it was interesting that more wives are better educated than husbands than vice versa.
I'm more educated than my husband. He makes more money than me, but I'm hoping to surpass him in earnings eventually. Or not. It doesn't matter to me who makes more, I just hope that both of us keep making more money.
42
Posted on 11/21/17 at 10:48 am to 4cubbies
I stopped at 'clickbait'.
Posted on 11/21/17 at 10:49 am to 4cubbies
better educated?
a college degree ain't what it used to be
a college degree ain't what it used to be
Posted on 11/21/17 at 10:50 am to 4cubbies
They should choose better degrees.
Posted on 11/21/17 at 10:50 am to Orange_and_Blur
quote:
I stopped at 'clickbait'.
obviously not, since you clicked on the thread.
Posted on 11/21/17 at 10:50 am to TrueTiger
No they are not
/thread
/thread
Posted on 11/21/17 at 10:52 am to 4cubbies
If I had to guess, it would be because men are generally more likely to go into fields that have a higher pay.
Posted on 11/21/17 at 10:53 am to 4cubbies
Even if they DO earn less, they've got dramatically better job security.
After all, those sammiches aren't going to make themselves now are they!
After all, those sammiches aren't going to make themselves now are they!
Posted on 11/21/17 at 10:53 am to 4cubbies
quote:
I'm more educated than my husband.
How does more education = more pay? What if you suck at applying that education into real world solutions?
Posted on 11/21/17 at 10:53 am to 4cubbies
quote:Not when equalized for all factors . . . hrs/wk, years on job, ft vs pt, etc.
- still earn less
But we already know that. It's the law.
Except perhaps in Hollywood.
quote:Nor do I.
I don't believe in the wage gap myth
Posted on 11/21/17 at 10:53 am to 4cubbies
Once again, it's an argument about career choices.
If you have a doctorate in library sciences and your husband has a BS in chemistry and works for a large pharmaceutical company, then that's a valid explanation of why he makes more despite being "less educated". These studies are so fricking dishonest and they know it yet they push this myth anyway.
If you have a doctorate in library sciences and your husband has a BS in chemistry and works for a large pharmaceutical company, then that's a valid explanation of why he makes more despite being "less educated". These studies are so fricking dishonest and they know it yet they push this myth anyway.
Posted on 11/21/17 at 10:55 am to 4cubbies
Choices. This poorly educated guy becomes a plumber, this highly educated woman becomes a social worker . Education only provides us with a glimpse of the entire picture.
Imho, women truly excel in a small business environment and we would be smart to point our ambitious daughters in that direction.
Imho, women truly excel in a small business environment and we would be smart to point our ambitious daughters in that direction.
Posted on 11/21/17 at 10:56 am to 4cubbies
I can verify.
Me: 2 year degree in business from Delgado
Her: 4 year BS accounting Loyola. Masters in English NSU
Been married 15 years and she has worked a whole 6 months.
Me: 2 year degree in business from Delgado
Her: 4 year BS accounting Loyola. Masters in English NSU
Been married 15 years and she has worked a whole 6 months.
Posted on 11/21/17 at 10:56 am to 4cubbies
All these chicks now get gender studies and lesbian dance theory degreees and are shocked when there's not a high paying job waiting for them when they get out into the real world bc they have a worthless degree in lesbian dance theory.
Posted on 11/21/17 at 10:56 am to PuddinPopPharmacist
quote:
If I had to guess, it would be because men are generally more likely to go into fields that have a higher pay.
Not entirely.
The "wage gap" is a myth; there is, however, an "earnings gap" in this country.
Posted on 11/21/17 at 10:57 am to Placebeaux
quote:
Been married 15 years and she has worked a whole 6 months.
I doubt most wives stay at home.
Posted on 11/21/17 at 10:57 am to Lsupimp
quote:
Choices. This poorly educated guy becomes a plumber, this highly educated woman becomes a social worker . Education only provides us with a glimpse of the entire picture.
My cousin has his own HVAC business and makes far more money than me. He didn't go to college and I did. I want my restitution, goddamnit.
Posted on 11/21/17 at 10:59 am to 4cubbies
"Better Educated" means time spent sitting on your fat arse in a classroom.
How many girls spend their summers in high school framing houses...or working in a body shop...or driving a tractor?
How many girls spend their summers in high school framing houses...or working in a body shop...or driving a tractor?
Posted on 11/21/17 at 10:59 am to 4cubbies
One of the real 'gaps' that the media doesn't like to talk about is the higher education gap between men and women.
Women earn something like 6-6.5 out of every 10 college degrees these days.
shite when I was at freshman orientation at UGA they told us our class was 66% female, and 34% male.
Women earn something like 6-6.5 out of every 10 college degrees these days.
shite when I was at freshman orientation at UGA they told us our class was 66% female, and 34% male.
Posted on 11/21/17 at 10:59 am to upgrayedd
I earn a lot. My wife earns a lot more, more than 50%. Her education is greater than mine and she works internationally where I (primarily) work domestically. Shoots a hole in the OP's theory.
Page 1 of 5
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News