The married man in this example is not making enough to support his family at 60k. The obvious conclusion is that he would not be working this job if he were ma

The married man in this example is not making enough to support his family at 60k. The obvious conclusion is that he would not be working this job if he were making that 60k. Those same forces apply to the women - if she were not making ends meet, she would be forced to move on. The price of his labor is more because he demands more.