[slackstation]

Women tend to prefer men that are higher status than themselves. For a working woman (especially one in tech that earns alot) they tend find partners who are also employed.

This makes a dichotomy where if a man makes $100k+ in most places in the US, they can one-income support a family. Where as women tend not to look favorably to men who take time off of to stay at home.

Women's desire for high status men is something that comes to us from being primates. It's at best a mixture of nature and society. Even if we had a radically egalitarian society, there is a part of many couples that would be unsettled by it.

All that said, there is nothing about that should stop women from pursuing careers in tech. Of all work, ours is one that is really friendly to working remotely and with flexible hours.

[amyjess]

Modern-day living expenses being what they are, most people nowadays actively seek out partners who work because, unless you're filthy stinking rich, having a dual income is the only way to afford to raise a family and still have a decent lifestyle.

[GFK_of_xmaspast]

It's interesting how it's always "women prefer higher-status men" and never "men prefer lower-status women".

[dragonwriter]

> It's interesting how it's always "women prefer higher-status men" and never "men prefer lower-status women".

While resulting partnerships obviously must be reciprocal, preferences don't have to be.

[lucio]

It's because women have specific preferences, and men just want women.

[GFK_of_xmaspast]

I don't think that's supported by evidence such as in those famous okcupid blog posts.