Female breadwinners

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The Conversation

2025-11-03

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Can women earn more than their partners and still be happy at home? How does a higher income affect family dynamics and the division of household chores? Datshiane Navanayagam talks to an author in the UK and a South African academic who've researched the issues. Dr Bianca Parry is a social psychology lecturer at University College London. While working at the Centre for Mediation in Africa (CMA) at the University of Pretoria, she carried out several research projects on female breadwinners, focusing on the experiences of marginalised and vulnerable communities. Melissa Hogenboom is an award-winning science writer and author (she also works for BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC). Her latest book is called Breadwinners: and other power dynamics that influence your life. She draws on socio-economic research and dozens of candid interviews with female breadwinners, stay-at-home dads and same-sex couples about how unequal earnings affect relationships. Produced by Jane Thurlow (Image: (L) Dr Bianca Parry credit Mariki Uitenweerde. (R), Melissa Hogenboom credit Fran Gomez de Villaboa.)
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  • Hello and welcome to the conversation from the BBC World Service.

  • This is the programme which explores an issue through the personal experiences of two women from around the world.

  • I'm Dashiani Navaniagam.

  • Now, a personal question for you.

  • Do you earn more than your partner?

  • And how does that affect the dynamics of your relationship?

  • If you're a female breadwinner, on a practical level,

  • has this altered the division of labour within the home?

  • Like doing fewer household chores or taking on less of the mental load?

  • And how has this challenged ideas of identity and gender within your relationship?

  • And what have those conversations been like if you've been having them?

  • Well, joining me in the studio to discuss this are Dr Bianca Parry,

  • a social psychology lecturer at University College London,

  • who's carried out several research projects on female breadwinners in South Africa,

  • and Melissa Hoganboom,

  • an award-winning science writer and author who works at the BBC's commercial arm BBC Studios,