Wives Are Now More Educated than Husbands In the U.S.

By Belinda Luscombe. More women are "marrying down," at least academically. For the first time in 50 years, the educational balance among married couples has tipped towards women. Wives are more likely to be the better educated partner than the other way around. The trend is particularly sharp among newlyweds; in 2012 almost 40% of college educated women were married to a guy without a degree. Read more...