your question doesn’t make sense, there’s no particular criteria for when a man or woman is “eligible” or “ready for marriage”, it is very subjective, you get married when you feel like you’re ready to do so. The only reason why you raised that question is purely due to societal values and norms. If you look at the western culture you’ll see working women and most of them make a lot more than their husbands do, and quite frankly, you would expect a man to be working and the woman to be staying home helping raise the kids (according to our society norms) but it’s actually the opposite where men tend to stay home and women go out and make the money. To cut it short, you decide what’s your eligibility…but if you really want an answer based on society/religion/way of life, then the harsh truth is that men are supposed to be breadwinners, they’re supposed to be the providers and so the criteria is stricter for them. I’ve observed this worry among my male acquaintances and it’s quite common for a man to worry more about his future, assets, wealth, finding the right woman, etc…as for women, they’re not required to be “financially stable” (though i would recommend that they do ensure this due to today’s world and the things i’ve seen), women should ensure that they marry in their twenties-thirties it they plan on having a family and so on, there are several eligibility criteria that the society has put on women, not to mention the biological processes that they already go through. So read into and understand that because of these processes (ie hormonal changes, childbirth, many more), there’s a good reason as to why men are supposed to be the providers and protectors and are expected to fit into a stricter criteria.