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As the number of highly educated women has increased in recent decades, the chances of "marrying up" have increased significantly for men and decreased for women, according to a new study led by a University of Kansas sociologist.
"The pattern of marriage and its economic consequences have changed over time," said lead author ChangHwan Kim, associate professor of sociology. "Now women are more likely to get married to a less-educated man. What is the consequence of this?"
Kim's co-authored the study with Arthur Sakamoto of Texas A&M University, and the journal Demography recently published their findings. They examined gender-specific changes in the total financial return to education among people of prime working ages, 35 to 44 years old, using U.S. Census data from 1990 and 2000 and the 2009-2011 American Community Survey.
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ChangHwan Kim, Arthur Sakamoto. Women's Progress for Men's Gain? Gender-Specific Changes in the Return to Education as Measured by Family Standard of Living, 1990 to 2009–2011. Demography, 2017; DOI: 10.1007/s13524-017-0601-3
(Score: 2, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 31 2017, @01:43PM (1 child)
I tried to lead by example, exercising daily and attempting to get my girlfriend to go. Or exercise alone if she thought I'd see the fat jiggle--or someone else might.
Instead, she cries she is fat and eats fatty foods because the healthy stuff isn't filling and doesn't taste good.
I even won fitness awards for contests I was unwillingly pressed into because the people at the gym thought I'd do well, and I was only there to maintain my health... anyway I can tell you this: It is incredibly awkward to get hit on by athletic (and thus by my standards, usually quite attractive) women and say no because I am not single and don't want to even try to manage even a short term side relationship.
And yet I can't get my girlfriend to do more than complain. I wish that burned calories. Some day, I may give in to temptation... and none of these conversations I've had involved a dating site. It's all been in the gym.
(Score: 2) by Grishnakh on Friday September 01 2017, @04:56AM
Sounds like you need to dump your girlfriend and hook up with one of these other women who you'll have a more similar lifestyle with. I don't mean to be glib, but a long-term relationship partner really needs to be someone who's also a major activity partner with you, not just a roommate and sex partner. If you're heavily into physical fitness and she's not, that's not likely to work out that well. If you're not married yet and don't have kids together, then you don't really need to stay with her.