&quot;I don&#x27;t see how any of this holds up in today&#x27;s society where women are earning just as much as men, and in some relationships, more.&quot;<p>A lot of this study isn&#x27;t about &quot;today&#x27;s society&quot;. Also notice the last paragraph: &quot;Monogamous marriage has largely preceded democracy and voting rights for women in the nations where it has been institutionalized, says Henrich, the Canadian Research Chair in Culture, Cognition and Evolution in UBC’s Depts. of Psychology and Economics. By decreasing competition for younger and younger brides, monogamous marriage increases the age of first marriage for females, decreases the spousal age gap and elevates female influence in household decisions which decreases total fertility and increases gender equality.&quot;