Monday, May 28, 2012  Millennials and the Bridal Gender Gap  gen
y attitudes towards weddings  Millennials, the generation born
between 1979-2000 and the current majority wedding consumer,
grew up in a post-feminist era. Gen Y girls grew up in
classrooms where the emphasis was on teamwork rather than
individual study and had to work alongside the boys, with their
opinions carrying equal weight. For most millennials, there has
always been a woman on the Supreme Court, women burning their
bras was something they read about in their history books, and
glass ceilings were being shattered before they were born. While
there is still a lot of work to be done with regards to equal
pay, etc, most millennial women have never considered themselves
to be at war with men.  As such, when it comes to their
attitudes towards marriage, millennials have a different take on
gender roles. 70% of millennials believe that the primary
function of marriage is about mutual happiness and fulfillment
rather than child-raising, a vast d