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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think you are being obtuse. The whole topic is do men care about women’s jobs. As in a high flying job with high earning potential, a big job, generally the same way women care about what career a man has. At certain income level, no the man does not care. He may care more about social status markers. Yes everyone would like a spouse that is happy and fulfilled. That may be a career, or it may be some other activity that is not a job, even *gasp* if it’s staying at home with children. But if your friends’ husbands cared about their spouses having big jobs, they wouldn’t have dated them. Maybe it is beyond your comprehension that they were attracted to them due to their looks, personalities and compatibility more than just a job. [/quote]

Where to start… sigh.

It is relevant if men’s attitudes are shaped by patriarchy. Because if, say, men in very patriarchal societies don’t care at all what jobs the women have and men in less patriarchal societies do care, that’s significant. The reason the question is interesting is because society here and now is in a state of transition. The general consensus in this discussion has been that the more educated the man is, the more he cares that his wife has a serious career.

No woman I know was attracted to a man just because of his job either so I’m not sure why you are saying that. It’s all love matches — compatibility, character, attraction — but within the pool of eligible men. That includes men as educated and ambitious and capable as the women who are looking to get married.[/quote]

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