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You don't "lose 50% of your assets", you receive your 50% share of the marital assets. It's like if two cofounders with equal shares sell their company, they s

You don't "lose 50% of your assets", you receive your 50% share of the marital assets. It's like if two cofounders with equal shares sell their company, they split the money. You wouldn't say one cofounder lost 50% of their assets.

eloff 6y ago
In a world where the man joins the union with the majority of the assets, you lose them. Divorce very strongly favors the female in many ways.
- satyrnein 6y ago
  High earning women face the same "problem". The fact that men are more likely to be high earners then women are is a whole separate issue. Divorce law is supposed to be gender neutral, per the Supreme Court ruling (though it might be imperfectly enforced).
  - eloff 6y ago
    Except high earning women are still women and tend to marry even more successful men. Divorce law is not gender neutral. Custody of kids favors the mother, does it not? A 50/50 asset split disadvantages men on average because they typically bring more than 50/50 into the marriage.
    - satyrnein 6y ago
      Since men make more than women generally, if the nth percentile earning woman marries the nth percentile earning man, then the man will make more money, yes. That also means that if they divorce, the woman may take out more dollars than she put in. In the less common scenario where then woman makes more, though, she will take out fewer dollars and may have to pay spousal support going forward. Meanwhile, custody of children in most jurisdictions is in fact gender neutral, and based on the best interests of the child. However, since more often the mother is the primary caregiver (whether stay-at-home or working full time), courts more often grant custody to the mother. The first problem would be solved by eliminating gender wage disparities. The second problem would be solved by men providing more of the childcare during the marriage.
      - eloff 6y ago
        Ironically both problems have the same cause. Women do more of the child rearing and household chores. The wage gap is actually mostly a motherhood gap, if you look at the statistics. I think you'd be hard pressed to find 1 in 10 divorces that "benefit" the man more than the woman. Just my intuition, I don't have any statistics on that. I have a really hard time calling that gender neutral.
        satyrnein 6y ago
        I'd say the laws themselves are neutral, but situations vary. Also, 50/50 is just the default split; nothing prevents a couple from agreeing on a different split in a prenuptial agreement, which would then carry the force of law.
- tonyedgecombe 6y ago
  You could argue women often throw away their opportunity for a career when they get married. And good luck trying to have kids without a woman being involved.
  - eloff 6y ago
    Not so much when they get married as when they have kids. Yes that's true.

eloff 6y ago

In a world where the man joins the union with the majority of the assets, you lose them. Divorce very strongly favors the female in many ways.

satyrnein 6y ago
High earning women face the same "problem". The fact that men are more likely to be high earners then women are is a whole separate issue. Divorce law is supposed to be gender neutral, per the Supreme Court ruling (though it might be imperfectly enforced).
- eloff 6y ago
  Except high earning women are still women and tend to marry even more successful men. Divorce law is not gender neutral. Custody of kids favors the mother, does it not? A 50/50 asset split disadvantages men on average because they typically bring more than 50/50 into the marriage.
  - satyrnein 6y ago
    Since men make more than women generally, if the nth percentile earning woman marries the nth percentile earning man, then the man will make more money, yes. That also means that if they divorce, the woman may take out more dollars than she put in. In the less common scenario where then woman makes more, though, she will take out fewer dollars and may have to pay spousal support going forward. Meanwhile, custody of children in most jurisdictions is in fact gender neutral, and based on the best interests of the child. However, since more often the mother is the primary caregiver (whether stay-at-home or working full time), courts more often grant custody to the mother. The first problem would be solved by eliminating gender wage disparities. The second problem would be solved by men providing more of the childcare during the marriage.
    - eloff 6y ago
      Ironically both problems have the same cause. Women do more of the child rearing and household chores. The wage gap is actually mostly a motherhood gap, if you look at the statistics. I think you'd be hard pressed to find 1 in 10 divorces that "benefit" the man more than the woman. Just my intuition, I don't have any statistics on that. I have a really hard time calling that gender neutral.
      - satyrnein 6y ago
        I'd say the laws themselves are neutral, but situations vary. Also, 50/50 is just the default split; nothing prevents a couple from agreeing on a different split in a prenuptial agreement, which would then carry the force of law.
tonyedgecombe 6y ago
You could argue women often throw away their opportunity for a career when they get married. And good luck trying to have kids without a woman being involved.
- eloff 6y ago
  Not so much when they get married as when they have kids. Yes that's true.