Who is in charge in a relationship, men or women? Power and money are deciding factors

An article in International Business Times by Laina Bay-Cheng, associate professor of social work, looks at her recent study that examined the distribution of power in romantic relationships and suggests that appearances of gender equality can be deceiving. “Looking separately at women and men, we found that it was only women who thought the quality of their relationship changed depending on how much power they held. When they felt subordinate to a male partner, they perceived the relationship as less stable and less intimate,” she writes. “For men, it didn’t seem to matter whether they had more or less power in a relationship. They felt relationships in which they were dominant were just as stable and intimate as ones in which they were subordinate.”

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http://www.ibtimes.com/who-charge-relationship-men-or-women-power-money-are-deciding-factors-2529351