A 2020 survey revealed the majority of female respondents in India disagreed that women should not earn more than their husbands with 66 percent of female respondents. 59 percent of male respondents also acknowledged an earnings gap where wives could out-earn their husbands.
Attitude towards husbands earning more than their wives in India in 2020, by gender
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