The Balance of Domestic Power

This won’t be stop-the-presses news for most men, but women “call the shots at home.” So concludes a new report from the Pew Research Center, analyzing data collected in June and July. When asked to divulge who has the final say about making major purchases for the home, 21 percent of men said “mostly me,” while 27 percent said “mostly my spouse/partner.” Forty-six percent said “we decide together,” and the rest gave some other answer or declined to respond.