Khmer women are traditionally supposed to be modest, soft-spoken, "light" walkers, well-mannered,[156] industrious,[157] belong to the household, act as the family's caregivers and caretakers[156] and financial comptrollers,[157] perform as the "preserver of the home", maintain their virginity until marriage, become faithful wives,[156] and act as advisors and servants to their husbands.[157] The "light" walking and refinement of Cambodian women is further described as being "quiet in […] movements that one cannot hear the sound of their silk skirt rustling".[157] As financial controllers, the women of Cambodia can be identified as having real household authority at the familial level.