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Ms Fletcher said couples were wisdom to live with the contradiction that, in the business world, competitiveness was encouraged and even main, but such behaviour at home would doom the relationship.
"I don't think it worries women any longer that they may net more than their partner because women come into a relationship to share, as a partnership," she said.
"They be conversant with that just because they earn more than their partner, it doesn't necessarily give them more power or oversight."
Latest figures from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Measure show that 92 per cent of women managers earn the same as men and 78 per cent of female tradespeople and technicians are paid as much as their manful counterparts.
Social policy expert Deborah Cobb-Clark said the pay gap in Australia was about 15 per cent, minor extent below the 18 per cent average across the developed world.
Hira Saqib has seen it from both sides. As a monetary analyst, she led a team of three men and earned more than double the salary of her banker keep quiet Hussein, 28.
Source: Adelaide Now