The Financial Times Limited
Financial Times London, England
07-21-07
Surrendered husbands
By REBECCA KNIGHT
Men may still have more power at the office, but at home, apparently, women
rule the roost.
A new study by a team of Iowa State University researchers has found that
wives typically exhibit greater "situational power than their husbands during
problem-solving discussions".
The researchers concluded that wives were both more domineering and more
dominant than their husbands during discussions of either spouse's choice of
topic.
"Women were communicating more powerful messages and men were
responding by giving in," said the authors.
"There's been research that suggests that's a marker of a healthy marriage - that
men accept influence from their wives."