More than half of women in Kenya would postpone marriage plans if their husband-to-be asked them to quit their jobs and become housewives.
According to the study by Consumer Insight, 52 per cent of women would reassess marriage, if faced with the prospect of choosing between their paying job and marriage.
The study, conducted in September 2015, sampled 1,339 women between the ages of 18-49 across major towns.
Twenty per cent of women polled said they would happily quit their jobs to be full-time housewives.
When asked if they would quit their jobs if their prospective
husbands were based in a different location after marriage, only 2 out
of 10 were affirmative.
On the other hand, 41 per cent would postpone marriage plans to consider the matter seriously before making a decision. Ten per cent would proceed with marriage, but live separately from their husbands. Another 20 per cent would prefer to break off their engagement, and retain their jobs.
