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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No offense, but I doubt that. Your dissertation advisor would be cringing.

Nothing sexist at all. The theory (and I didn't bring it up) is that high earners have prettier than expected (i.e., conditional on other characteristics) spouses. If the high earner is male, then he should have a pretty wife. If the high earner is female, the husband should be extra handsome.

The key question is the likelihood that the female is the breadwinner. It doesn't happen often (for a variety of reasons, including discrimination), so on average the pretty spouse taking benefit from a high earner is likely to be female. [/quote]
I think DC is not a representative sample, Mann population either. You would be surprised. Female breadwinners are not so uncommon in certain social/ professional circles. 
Anyhow, the sexism comes from the fact that the statement was not presented as you gave just done: gender neutral. High earners in general.
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