The new paper by Greenwood, et al.
The wife’s contribution to household labor income is significantly larger in 2005 relative to 1960. This share rises with the income percentile. At the 80th percentile the share that married woman provided to household income rose from 16 to 34 percent, and from 13 to 25 percent at the 20th percentile.
So, basically, marriage is a leading cause of income inequality.