Afsah is from Pakistan, and she tells Refinery29 that it is typical in her culture for men to take care of all financial responsibilities — even if their partners work. She says that her husband, a banker, mainly takes care of the bills, monthly groceries, household supplies, food, medical bills, insurance, and other things, but because of the current state of the economy, she also needs to contribute. “I am a pharmacist and I focus on saving money for trips or miscellaneous things like gifts or hosting dinner parties,” she says. “In addition, we have one joint account in which both of us deposit money for our son — the money in that account has to be used only for things related to him.”
