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Some husbands balk, threatened by their wives' new power. One recent Penn State University study found that men tend to become gloomier and more prone to headaches when their wives begin earning more. Still, the positives can be considerable if men have strong self-images, feel no need to compete with their wives, and don't have in-laws shaming them for their role. Men with breadwinner wives are often relieved to share the onus, especially given the enormous resources required to raise a family in an era of slippery job security. The role swap allows men to spend more time with their children and pursue passions that a megacareer would prohibit.

Indeed, the more economic power the wife has, the more men help out at home. Minetor found that 51% of men with breadwinner wives are the major housekeepers. Finally, more career women are getting the one thing they say they need most: a wife.

Why women are better bosses than men

Jennifer Morrison

The Ottawa Citizen

Friday, January 17, 2003

Women make better bosses than men. And it's not just women rallying behind this claim -- men think so too.

This conclusion was reached by University of Leeds management professor Beverley Alimo-Metcalfe and researcher John Alban-Metcalfe, who surveyed 2,000 British men and women in middle to senior management positions.