Its the same. Cheating by male is also only immoral, not illegal. If the wife is dependent, in the divorce, husband has to pay alimony. If wife earns more, she has to pay. There is no difference between male and female in these cases for court. Just because number women who are dependent on husbands is higher, cases where alimony is given to women is higher and hence they are more in news.
NAL. I don’t this affects your background verification. Road accidents are civil offenses unless it involves hit and run or intoxicated driving. This does not affect the your background verification or job situation in any way.