A latest survey stated that majority of the Pakistanis are of the opinion that if a wife is earning more than her husband, then it would certainly create problems in their marital life.
According to a Gilani Research Foundation Survey carried out by GallupPakistan, thirty six percent Pakistanis believe there will be problems if a woman earns more money than her husband, while thirty two percent disagreed to the statement.
A nationally representative sample of adult men and women, from across the four provinces was asked “Do you agree, disagree or neither agree nor disagree with the following statement: If a woman earns more money than her husband, it’s almost certain to cause problems.” Responding to this, thirty six percent said they agreed with the statement, twenty seven percent said they neither agreed nor disagreed and thirty two percent said they disagreed. However, five percent did not respond. A similar question was asked in Netherlands where only five percent said it would be a problem if a woman earned more money than her husband while ten percent neither agreed nor disagreed with the statement. Seventy six percent disagreed and nine percent did not respond. In China, twenty two percent agreed with the statement, twenty four percent neither agreed nor disagreed and forty five percent disagreed with the idea and nine percent did not respond. When asked in the United States, twelve percent of the respondents agreed that there would be a problem if a woman earns more money, thirty one percent neither agreed nor disagreed and fifty six percent disagreed with the idea and one percent did not respond.