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By David Edwards
Tuesday, April 15, 2014 11:41 EDT
Anti-feminist Eagle Forum founder Phyllis Schlafly argued this week that Washington should stop trying to make sure women receive equal pay for equal work because men were not interested in marrying wives who make as much as them.
Another fact is the influence of hypergamy, which means that women typically choose a mate (husband or boyfriend) who earns more than she does, Schlafly wrote in a Christianity Today op-ed that was flagged by Right Wing Watch. Men dont have the same preference for a higher-earning mate.
While women prefer to HAVE a higher-earning partner, men generally prefer to BE the higher-earning partner in a relationship. This simple but profound difference between the sexes has powerful consequences for the so-called pay gap.
Schlafly continued: Suppose the pay gap between men and women were magically eliminated. If that happened, simple arithmetic suggests that half of women would be unable to find what they regard as a suitable mate.
Speaking to Thom Hartmann earlier this month, Schlafly expanded on her thoughts about hypergamy, saying that, a lot of men think that women control the workforce.
There are plenty of women who simply dont want the same treatment as men, she explained. For example, most women dont want to work the full week that men work. Men want full-time jobs, women want the ability to knock off and take shorter hours.
They like the gender gap, Schlafly added. They want to marry a man who earns more than she does.
Watch he video below from Free Speech TV, broadcast April 3, 2013.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/04/15/anti-feminist-increase-the-gender-pay-gap-because-men-dont-want-well-paid-wives/
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catbyte
(34,334 posts)maddezmom
(135,060 posts)But sadly it is reality for these idiots.
WillyT
(72,631 posts)JustAnotherGen
(31,781 posts)Not in the Greater NYC Area
Not been single in many many many years
Never dated in her 30's as a high earning woman
This -
Men dont have the same preference for a higher-earning mate.
Let's talk about my 'shock' when I moved down here in 2006 at the number of men in this area that were holding out for female Doctors, Lawyers, Indian Chiefs.
This woman has noooooooooooooo clue what she's talking about. Stick to jesus - leave sex in the city to those women in the know.
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
(14,733 posts)If I were going to marry, I'd want a spouse who made as much as possible, and if that were far more than me, that would be fantastic. Why would I want to deliberately seek out to reduce my overall household income?
JoeyT
(6,785 posts)If your wife is making enough to be useful, but not enough to bail out if she gets sick of you, you get some added income and she has to stick around and put up with you forever.
It's just an alien concept to those of us with sense. "More money? No thanks! I'd much rather be trapped in a loveless relationship where everyone hates one another."
Throd
(7,208 posts)The more the merrier!
brooklynite
(94,350 posts)As long as I get to help spend it, it doesn't bother me at all.
Ilsa
(61,690 posts)More than him. The more, the better.
one_voice
(20,043 posts)if their wife makes more than them. There are homes where mom works and dad stays home and takes care of the kids.
This dumb ass doesn't have a clue.
Rex
(65,616 posts)When Ms. Flypaper says, 'women want the ability to knock off and take shorter hours." What she really means is, "Phyllis Schlafly wants the ability to knock off and take shorter hours."
She of course projects herself as the ultimate women, so what she desires is what every woman wants.