One in five women are main or sole earners as more fathers stay at home - A rise in stay-at-home fathers has led to one in five women becoming the family breadwinner, a survey has revealed.
And, marking a shift in social attitudes, 86 per cent of men said they were comfortable with the idea of their wife or girlfriend bringing home the bacon.
The poll of more than 1,000 Britons found that 22 per cent of women were now the main or sole earner in their home.
In the late 1960s just 4 per cent of women in a relationship brought home the higher salary.
The survey, for insurance firm Sheilas’ Wheels, also found that 44 per cent of men said they would happily stay at home to look after the family.
Sheilas’ Wheels spokesman Jacky Brown said: ‘There has been a definite shift in the amount of women who have returned to work or increased their working hours.
‘And with an estimated 200,000 domestic dads in the UK, it is great to see women stepping up and taking control.’
In July, official figures from the Office for National Statistics revealed the number of men who do not work because they are looking after their children has rocketed by 80 per cent in just 15 years.
In 1994, there were 120,000 men who told statisticians they were ‘looking after family/home’. Today, there are a record 214,000.
By comparison, the number of females in the same position has dropped from 2.7million to 2million.
It appears that women have also become increasingly ambitious, with more than a million saying they would choose success in the workplace over a relationship, the poll found.
And 11million employees in the UK now work for a female boss or superior, with 22 per cent of under-25s happy to do so compared with just 11 per cent of the over 55s.
Despite the huge changes revealed in the survey, official figures still show that women working full-time typically earn 25 per cent less than men.
According to the Office for National Statistics, on average a man is paid £531 a week before tax, but a woman receives only £426. ( dailymail.co.uk )
And, marking a shift in social attitudes, 86 per cent of men said they were comfortable with the idea of their wife or girlfriend bringing home the bacon.
The poll of more than 1,000 Britons found that 22 per cent of women were now the main or sole earner in their home.
In the late 1960s just 4 per cent of women in a relationship brought home the higher salary.
The survey, for insurance firm Sheilas’ Wheels, also found that 44 per cent of men said they would happily stay at home to look after the family.
Sheilas’ Wheels spokesman Jacky Brown said: ‘There has been a definite shift in the amount of women who have returned to work or increased their working hours.
‘And with an estimated 200,000 domestic dads in the UK, it is great to see women stepping up and taking control.’
In July, official figures from the Office for National Statistics revealed the number of men who do not work because they are looking after their children has rocketed by 80 per cent in just 15 years.
In 1994, there were 120,000 men who told statisticians they were ‘looking after family/home’. Today, there are a record 214,000.
By comparison, the number of females in the same position has dropped from 2.7million to 2million.
It appears that women have also become increasingly ambitious, with more than a million saying they would choose success in the workplace over a relationship, the poll found.
And 11million employees in the UK now work for a female boss or superior, with 22 per cent of under-25s happy to do so compared with just 11 per cent of the over 55s.
Despite the huge changes revealed in the survey, official figures still show that women working full-time typically earn 25 per cent less than men.
According to the Office for National Statistics, on average a man is paid £531 a week before tax, but a woman receives only £426. ( dailymail.co.uk )
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