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Women are often said to be the household’s “chief financial officer.” The mere conferring of this honorific, though, tells us little about how they approach the role. We get a more detailed look from a report by Harrison Group and Fleishman-Hillard, based on two rounds of polling — one at the end of the summer (before the financial meltdown) and one in November (post-meltdown).
The report emphasizes women’s sense of themselves as decision-makers. Seventy-nine percent said that “In the end, my opinion determines family financial decisions”; 74 percent are “primarily responsible for buying groceries and basic supplies”; 55 percent are “primarily responsible for paying the bills.”
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