{"id":151416,"date":"2022-07-27T16:39:24","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T11:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caravanalive.com\/?p=151416"},"modified":"2022-07-27T17:55:39","modified_gmt":"2022-07-27T12:25:39","slug":"indian-men-still-dont-prefer-working-women-as-partners-oxford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/?p=151416","title":{"rendered":"Indian Men Still Don\u2019t Prefer Working Women As Partners: Oxford"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"2a6a8c3593e6620bd92d71f585bdd19b\" data-index=\"4\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6453632170035383\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- NEW RESPONSIVE -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6453632170035383\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"2960496911\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to a 2022 study by Oxford University, women who are working are less likely to find matches on matrimonial sites than women who are not working. Diva Dhar, the doctoral candidate who conducted the experiment to test her theory, found that women who had never worked received 15 to 20 percent more interest than those who did.<\/p>\n<p>Basically, out of 100 men who respond to a woman who has never worked, only 78 to 85 will respond to a working woman. Dhar spends her time researching Indian women&#8217;s participation in the labor force and how gender roles affect marriage and the lives of working women.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-151417 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/m2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1031\" height=\"712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/m2.jpg 1031w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/m2-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/m2-1024x707.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/m2-768x530.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/m2-450x311.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/m2-869x600.jpg 869w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The experiment began with her creating 20 fake profiles on a leading matrimonial website. They were similar in age, lifestyle choices, and diet, and the only differences were caste and whether women chose to work \u2013 now and in the future \u2013 and how much they earned.<\/p>\n<p>Dhar then sent invitations to men who met a certain eligibility criteria. She found that women who don&#8217;t work get a higher response from men, and those who are willing to give up their careers are next in line. Women who choose to work after marriage received fewer responses and higher earning percentages from those who did were popular.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-151419 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/m1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1031\" height=\"712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/m1.jpg 1031w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/m1-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/m1-1024x707.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/m1-768x530.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/m1-450x311.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/m1-869x600.jpg 869w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The study concluded that since about 99 percent of Indian women marry in their 40s, there is a penalty women internalize. They do not build a career before marriage or tend to give it up immediately once they are interrupted. The university is conducting a follow-up research study with a larger sample size to further understand the situation. Their long-term goal is to reduce the bias women face through various interventions.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to a 2022 study by Oxford University, women who are working are less likely to find matches on matrimonial sites than women who are not working. 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