When it comes to power in romantic relationships, men are often cast as dominant and women as deferential. But working against this are caricatures of domineering women with their “hen-pecked husbands” and “whipped boyfriends.” At the same time, popular culture is replete with representations of striving and self-serving women—from celebrities like Beyoncé to the TV…

via Every romantic relationship has a power imbalance, but the stakes are higher for women — Quartz