What the data says about the discourse around men, women and money

NPR | By Marc Rivers,

Sarah Handel, Juana Summers

Published August 13, 2026 at 5:17 PM EDT

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Hanna Horvath, author of Your Brain on Money on Substack, about balance — or the lack thereof — in heterosexual relationships where women out-earn men.

Marc Rivers

Sarah Handel

Juana Summers

Juana Summers is a host of NPR's All Things Considered.

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