HOW WOMEN GET WEALTHY: MARRY RICH

A new survey has found that, even after all these years of supposed equality of the sexes, most women who are in the top 1 percent of wealthy people got that way by marrying a rich guy. Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte took a look at the 1995 to 2017 Survey of Consumer Finances reports to examine gender income patterns. The findings:
– Of American households who were part of the top 1 percent – which means making more than $845,000 a year – only a small percentage of them – 15 percent – needed the woman’s income to get into the top 1 percenters category.
– Only 5 percent of women in those rich families made enough money on their own to qualify for the 1 percent.
– The study concluded that “women mostly enter one percent households through marriage by gaining access to their spouse’s income.”
Sociology professor and co-author of the study, Jill Yavorsky, blames the income gap on unequal opportunities for women to earn more, saying: “We know that women face a lot of barriers reaching top executive and CEO positions. This study shows that the glass ceiling is more extensive than we previously thought. It extends to nearly all elite positions, even self-employment.”
* So it’s men’s fault. Why am I not surprised?
* Wait – none of the top 1 percent families are having daughters?
* What’s the old joke: “If I had a dollar for every woman who called me unattractive, they’d start finding me attractive.”
* As Joan Rivers said: “Money is not the key to happiness, but if you have enough money, you can have a key made.”