 We insist that it doesn't matter if a woman out earns her man, which not only strips men of their primary identity, but doesn't sit well with women either. In 2017, Pew Research published a finding that was headlined, Americans see men as the financial providers even as women's contributions grow. 71% of all Americans, men and women, said that a man's earnings are quote unquote very important for him to be a good husband. A mere 25% said the same about women. And that is where the rubber meets the road because that isn't economics. That's male and female nature. And it isn't going away for one simple reason because women have babies and men do not. And this has dramatic implications, not the least of which is that women become vulnerable at this stage of life and in fact do need a man on whom they can depend.