My naive internal economist agrees. However, culture matters! I would guess that such a norm, with a persistent minor reminder of who is privileged to have whose company, would subtly shift the norms of which sex is higher-status.
Much depends on the presentation though—is it “payment for (highly-valued) company” or “responsibility for the less capable”?
My naive internal economist agrees. However, culture matters! I would guess that such a norm, with a persistent minor reminder of who is privileged to have whose company, would subtly shift the norms of which sex is higher-status.
Much depends on the presentation though—is it “payment for (highly-valued) company” or “responsibility for the less capable”?