Women spend more than men in over 60% of Chinese households   

调查结果显示中国六成家庭女性消费超男性

(ECNS) -- Lower incomes aside, women have become a stronger force than men to drive China's economy in more than 60 percent of the country's households, Beijing Morning Post reported on Monday, citing a recent survey conducted by 51jobs.com, a professional human resources service.

The study canvassed 1,248 employees, of which 42.4 percent were male, to find out who made the biggest contribution to China's economic growth.

It revealed that men make more money than women in 70 percent of families, and that only 9.7 percent of those surveyed indicated close or equal wages from both sexes.

However, females spend more than males in 60.8 percent of households, and in 59.5 percent of families women have a dominant say in matters regarding possessions, with females from 29.3 percent dominating big consumption decisions like buying a house or making an investment.

The explosion of e-commerce in China has stimulated the consumption ability of women; in turn, this ability drives more e-commerce, according to the survey.

The "she-economy" has become a source of profit for many service-oriented enterprises, it added.