According to Daily Telegraph on June 20, US government statistics show that women in 35 per cent of professional dual-income homes are now making more than their husbands. That proportion was only 28 per cent five years ago. American women professionals will overtake their male peers in average earnings by 2024 if current trends continue。

　　It is interesting that younger men were less bothered than previous generations about the idea of their wives out-earning them. They were also more interested in spending time with their family and less obsessed with work。

　　Ms Dychtwald, a Californian demographer, said she was not predicting the "feminization" of men. "It's a full-blown paradigm shift, one that gives both men and women more options when it comes to pursuing their careers, providing for their families and expressing their own talents and strengths."

　　据《英国每日电讯报》6月20日报道，美国政府统计机构最新调查显示，目前美国双收入家庭中，妻子收入超过丈夫的占35%，而在五年前这一数字仅为28%。按此推算，2024年美国职业女性将取代男性成为家庭经济支柱。

　　有趣的是，和老一代人相比，年轻的丈夫们因收入低于妻子而产生的羞愧心理变淡，对家务劳动的兴趣却不断增强，而工作热度正在减弱。

　　美国加州人口统计学家迪瓦特表示，研究结果并非表明，未来的男性会更具女性特征。“这种家庭模式的转变会使得夫妻双方更加成熟，让两个人在职业、家庭、展示才华和坚守强项上有更多的选择。”