How abuse and women making more money are linked — and what can be done | The Lily (The Washington Post)

As women’s roles change, according to the study, men seek to “punish” them for breaking with traditional gender norms and to reassert their power. Employment and financial independence can play a big role in this, especially when women begin to earn more than their husbands. Other forms of economic empowerment — owning or inheriting property, money or other assets, for example — can have the same effect, the research found….