United States Society and Women - choosing to remain single

An article by Sam Roberts was published January 16, 2007, in The New York Times.
The headline reads 51% of Women Are Now Living Without Spouse.
For the first time in U.S. history the majority of women are chosing to be single.

The Boston Globe reports The wage gap - Why women are still paid less than men by Evelyn Murphy and E.J. Graff.

The Scientist : Women Still Paid Less | Chart showing Census Bureau Survey findings 2006

Studies show that 43% of black women are single and have never married.

Women's pay and family income inequality

"When a family builds its budget around two workers ... they're much more exposed to any economic disruption. A generation ago, if the sole breadwinner lost his (or her) job or became disabled, the family had a backup earner who could step into the workforce. Further, reliance on two incomes makes families twice as vulnerable to layoffs. Elizabeth Warren, professor of law Harvard.

Consider the change:

Why would a person choose to remain single?

 

 

What are the benefits for a women to marry?

 

 

What are some of the challenges for women who choose to remain single?

 

 

 

How do you think this trend will shape social and workplace policies?

 

Census Data Confirms Growth Of Unmarrieds - Electorate Changing As Demographics Shift

Extend your thinking:

Founding Mothers & Daughters of Liberty | A Woman got it Done! | Women's Suffrage - recognize a local suffragette
Women of Science | Women of the World | Exceptional Women of Pennsylvania