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Money in Marriage: Gender and Power

By Donna Laikind
February 01, 2004

In the first part of this article, published last month, we set the stage for looking at money issues in couples not just as examples of issues for tension or disagreement, but as our clearest and most concrete way of looking at the power imbalance in a couple. These themes of power and entitlement become more exaggerated, relevant and urgent when the couple is divorcing.

Divorce Reinforces Traditional Gender Roles

Men are traditionally seen as stronger, the providers; women are supposed to be the nurturers, more into making connections than becoming concrete successes. Even at this time, when the majority of women work outside the home, divorce can throw men and women back, almost atavistically, into stereotypical roles. Women are often viewed as stigmatized by divorce; men, on the other hand, are seen after divorce as saleable commodities in the open market.

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