Women: Nobel Prize and longer life included!
Posted by RenaissanceTrophyWife on October 12, 2009
Today, Elinor Ostrom became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in economics.
Ostrom said it was an honor to be the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in economics — and promised that she won’t be the last. She said people discouraged her from seeking a Ph.D. when she applied for graduate school but she loved studying economics.
Cheers to that! And speaking of educated women, a Swedish study found that men with educated wives had a lower risk of dying. Talk about a modern-day dowry. Women can bring home the bacon, AND help their partners live longer? Sure beats the old herd of sheep or pair of cows.
Bachelors take note: If you want to enjoy a long life, marry a highly educated woman. In a study (in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health), researchers found that a woman’s education was a stronger factor in her husband’s risk of dying over the next decade or so than the man’s own level of education…men living with a woman without any high school education were 1.25 times more likely to die than men living with a college graduate.
Ladies, feel free to tell your significant other “you’re welcome.” And don’t forget to thank yourself, while you’re at it.
Kristan said
My honest guess for the educated wife thing is correlation not causation… but whatevs.
Woot for women! (Also for the other dude who won the Economics Nobel with her, since he is an alum of my alma mater. I think…)