Do female breadwinners
have unhappy marriages? 

Do female breadwinners and their partners have unhappy marriages? As the number of women who primarily earn the money for the family rises, more people are wondering what toll this takes on the family. Listen in as Kathleen interviews Melanie and Risha about this belief and find out if it is fact or fiction.

Bios:

Melanie Mendiola, a Guam native, was practically born into the local food scene. Her grandfather opened one of Guam’s oldest restaurants – Kinney’s Café – in 1947, which survived into this decade. She currently is the CEO/Administrator of the Guam Economic Development Authority, works at Farm to Table Guam as the project Director and is a doctoral student at Kansas State University.

Risha Aguon is a Licensed Profession Counselor, currently operating her own private practice where she sees individuals and couples, with a subspecialty in financial stress in marriage.

Show Notes:

• Access their research paper, “Does She Think It Matters Who Earns More?” click here.

• From 1974-1976, Kathleen lived on Guam with her family. Her father, a Captain in the Navy, oversaw the Seabees, Civil Engineering Corp, in the Pacific Ocean. She has many fond memories of Guam as a 9- and 10-year-old kid and encourages you to check it out some day.