SES (both partners) was assessed according to education, profession and jobs in five categories: (i) high professional: director, manager, professionals in leading positions, (ii) low professional: entrepreneur, works manager, trade, nurse and so on, (iii) skilled worker: shop assistant, clerk, nursing assistant and so on, (iv) unskilled worker, and (v)
no paid job outside the home and students.
The main burden still falls on women to raise children and to care for the sick and elderly, but most of these women are now also working
outside the
home at
jobs where their
pay, status, and security are inferior to those of most male workers.
If you work part - time, are not employed
outside the
home, or have a low -
paying job, it may be difficult to demonstrate a strong financial picture without your spouse's income.