7 out of 10 men 'happy with wives being family breadwinner'

Updated on: 23 November,2011 01:11 PM IST |
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Men today are happy with their wives earning more than them and have no qualms in looking after the house, a new study has suggested

Men today are happy with their wives earning more than them and have no qualms in looking after the house, a new study has suggested.

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Back in the 1950s the man was the undisputed family breadwinner.
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But men today are apparently happy to play second fiddle to their wives when it comes to money.
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Three-quarters of men now say it is no longer important for them to be the one who earns the most, new research has revealed.
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The study found that 45 per cent of men are now 'very willing' to look after the house if their wives earn more.
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While one in five are already doing so and happily play househusband to their wealthier partners but there is a price for some - half of men think they have to give up some of their masculinity to become what they considered to be a 'nurturing father'.
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The survey also revealed that another big change was how men see other men earning less than their wives - nowadays there is less peer pressure than before to be the breadwinner.
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"The '50s are over. Father didn't even always know best back then," the Daily Mail quoted the magazine's U.S. editor Peter Moore as saying.
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"So, if one of the things a woman knows best is how to bring in a big income, more power to her - and more money to pay for the holiday trip to Aruba."
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"Really, today's man isn't hung up with the gender stereotypes of prior generations," he added.
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The study also found that some 89 per cent agreed that protecting your family is a vital characteristic of being a man today while only 29 per cent strongly agreed that it's OK to cry as a man.u00a0
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