What are you on about? People demand data and statistics in order to verify claims.

>a lot of x often involves y

is a broad claim which warrants more than a few anecdotes. GP may have an unpleasant tone but they're not wrong for asking that a sweeping generalisation come with something more solid than 1 person's perspective.

>People demand data and statistics in order to verify claims.

I don't like the "educate yourself" dismissal for answers like these, but the divides in income and gender isn't exactly a niche topic. If you can believe that women often won't date men who make less and that women more often become stay at home parents than men, you can derive why woman may be more likely to pursue passions that pay a pittance compared to men in a relationship.

If any of those 2 points feel contentious, all I'll say is Google it. I'm not interested in digging up such common facts for someone else.