Men happy to earn less than their partner
The image of the male breadwinner has been further banished by new research showing that men are no longer bothered if their partner earns more than them.
Nearly 90 per cent of British men would be happy to date a woman who earned more than them, research by First Direct shows.
The shift in attitudes is not before time, with official figures showing that more than 39 per cent of women have earned more than their partner at some point in their careers.
Government research shows that one in five women takes home a bigger salary than their respective partners.
But old habits die hard, with First Direct's research revealing that the majority of men (73 per cent) would be happy as the sole breadwinner, compared to 44 per cent of women.
Women are also still less likely to turn down a date because they thought the person asking did not earn enough.
Worryingly, there are some gold diggers among us, with seven per cent of both men and women prepared to marry a person for their cash.
Three per cent of women and two per cent of men said they had broken up with someone because they did not earn enough.
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