英国九成中年女性掌管家庭财政大权_BEC初级作文

英国九成中年女性掌管家庭财政大权

英国一项最新调查显示，40到60岁的英国女性中有90%都掌管着家中的财政大权，“家庭妇女”一词对她们来说早已过时，现在她们应该被称为“家庭首席执行官”。虽然很多男士都自认是家中“掌柜的”，但受访女性中有九成以上均表示家中大部分财务决定都是由女方作出的，其中包括购买家具、电视、电脑以及家庭度假安排等。调查显示，英国40到60岁的女性人数约为850万，占英国全部女性人数的一半以上。这其中有三分之一为全职员工，且有三分之一是家中主要收入来源。

The man of the house might think he holds the purse strings.

But it is actually women who control the family finances and make the biggest decisions on spending, a survey has found.

Researchers found that nine out of ten middle-aged women in Britain take control of paying bills, financial planning and buying goods for their household.

Dubbed the family CEO, these women believe the term housewife is old-fashioned and no longer relevant to them.

Instead, they say their wide range of responsibilities mean their role is more akin to the boss of a company.

Around 2,000 British women aged 40 to 60 were questioned for the survey, commissioned by magazine publisher IPC media.

Some 93 percent said they made all or most of the financial decisions in their household but that figure rose to 98 percent among those who were the main breadwinners.