Forty-one per cent of women earn more than their other half, up from an estimated 26 per cent two decades ago, according to a survey.
Insurer LV= said female breadwinners on average earn £14,000 more than their husbands or boyfriends.
LV= added that more than 70 per cent of women believe more men are happy to take on the role of house husband or stay-at-home Dad.