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Peer reviewedWinkler, Anne E. – Monthly Labor Review, 1998
As married women have become increasingly likely to work in recent decades, their contributions to family earnings have grown as well. In 20% to 25% of dual-earner couples, wives earn more than their husbands. These trends may have affected family decision making, giving some women more input into family financial and career decisions. (Author)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Dual Career Family, Family Income, Salaries
