Is there another solid economic example somewhere, in which the past few centuries of social patterns (male wage-earner, female wage-receiver) ever resulted in women having the social/economic power?
I seem to recall that in certain parts of the industrial revolution that the opposite actually held true. The woman working in the factory actually earned more than her husband could, but he received the wages and stayed in charge. But as I recall this was not generally a stable situation since male egos could not take this resulting in drunkenness and bad treatment.
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Date: 5 Nov 2012 05:27 am (UTC)I seem to recall that in certain parts of the industrial revolution that the opposite actually held true. The woman working in the factory actually earned more than her husband could, but he received the wages and stayed in charge. But as I recall this was not generally a stable situation since male egos could not take this resulting in drunkenness and bad treatment.