WE TOLD YOU that being single has its benefits, and this USA Today article just proved it.
According to a study released this week by New York based research firm Reach Advisors, unmarried women between the ages of 22 and 30, who do not have children, earn a median $27,000 a year, 8% more than comparable men in the top 366 metropolitan areas.
In 39 of the 50 cities studied, childless singlelistas out earned their male counterparts and matched the mens' salaries in another 8 cities.
To what can our breadwinner statuses be attributed?
We're smarter!
Yep! According to the survey, "Nearly three-quarters of girls who graduate from high school head to college, vs. two-thirds of the boys." It continues, "Women are now 1.5 times more likely than men to graduate from college or earn advanced degrees."
"Armed with degrees, young women command higher salaries."
Period.
So the next time you're on a date and your suitor asks whether or not you can cook, flip the question and ask whether or not he can cook. Statistically speaking, there's a good chance you'll be too busy earning the bacon to fry it!
This I'm a Woman! anthem is dedicated to all you bread-winning, singlelistas out there!
Love life...every SINGLE moment of it!
-xoxo
