Key household finance decisions are now frequently being made by a large number of the country's women, new figures have suggested.
According to
Bright Grey research published this week, 44 per cent of those female consumers queried in a survey feel that their family's finance decisions are mainly taken by them.
This compares with the figure recorded for men, where 53 per cent reported that they are mainly in charge of household finance decisions.
Household money discussions are also being raised more by 61 per cent of the females included in the firm's Women and Protection report.
A total of 57 per cent of men believe that it is they who are most likely to start such discussions.
The Bright Grey proposition director, Roger Edwards, commented that income protection is something which women with financial responsibilities may need to consider.
He stated: "As earnings levels even up and the level of financial responsibility in households is more equally divided, women could be putting themselves at risk by not protecting their income - especially if a household is dependent on their salary."
The organisation's research additionally found that 46 per cent of women believe that they are their household's chief breadwinner.
Regardless of these statistics, Bright Grey also announced that savings accounts are not currently held by 16 per cent of working females.
Pensions are also not held by 35 per cent of the nation's women employees, it added.
Back in December of last year, separate figures published by Bright Grey also revealed that Christmas debt is something which a large number of consumers may have had to take on.
Those seeking credit cards for people with adverse credit might be interested to note that the firm's figures suggested the costs of Christmas may have caused nearly 5.5 million people to borrow cash.
Posted by Martin Peacock.
