New research has found that women are increasingly "marrying down" and choosing men who are less qualified and educated than themselves, the Independent Online (South African) website reports exclusively today (November 12, 2012).
The growing number of girls going through university and into work means that centuries of men holding the higher social status within relationships are coming to an end, the research reveals.
In some countries, it is now more common for the female half of the partnership to be better educated than the male half, said the global study by university experts in Barcelona, Spain.
Sociologically, a partnership where the woman has the higher social status is known as "hypogamy." But more commonly, it is referred to as "marrying down."
Researcher Albert Esteve said ...."In these times of crisis, the woman is increasingly becoming the income earner." His research shows that countries in which "hypogamy" is the norm are: France, Jordan, Mongolia, Slovenia, South Africa, and Spain.
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