Decision making

• Edgell found that middle-class women were happy for their husbands to make major decisions, such as whether to move house, as they were the main breadwinners. Wives were responsible for minor daily decisions about food and children's clothing.
• Hardill interviewed 30 couples where both partners had professional careers. Even there, in 19 couples the man's career came first and he decided if they were to move area to advance it. In only 5 households did the woman's career take precedence. The couples usually made joint decisions, though, about which house to buy or rent.