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Marriage is losing ground in America. According to the U.S. Census, the proportion of married adults dropped from 57 percent in 2000 to 52 percent in 2009. For the first time ever, single adult women outnumber married adult women in the U.S.
Rebecca Traister says the declining marriage rates among adult women are less about the institution of marriage and more about the choices available to women today.
Single By Choice: Why Fewer American Women Are Married Than Ever Before
I’m one of the single ladies in Rebecca Traister’s book.
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Couldn’t make it to “Good Girls, Nasty Women: Gender and American Jewish History” last month? Good news: we have the live recording! Watch now to hear Lynn Povich, Bonnie S. Anderson, and Rebecca Traister discuss the history and future of feminism and women’s movements with Bari Weiss of The New York Times Opinion!
