There have been a lot of discussions regarding divorce statistics of women and the effect it has on their mentality. What are the psychological effects a broken marriage has on a woman? Has the wave of women empowerment made the fairer sex independent and along with it, more confident in fending for themselves and bolder in deciding an end to an unsatisfying wedding. There are multiple ways one could draw conclusions based on rising breakup rates and the number of single moms or independent, legally separated women making a living for themselves. First let us see the history between working women and the rise in split-up rates.
Divorce Stats For 1st, 2nd & 3rd marriages
According to Jennifer Baker of the Forest Institute of Professional Psychology in Springfield, Illinois: First Marriages: 45% to 50% marriages end in divorce Second Marriages: 60% to 67% marriages end in divorce Third Marriages: 70% to 73% marriages end in divorce. What does this mean? That marriage is not a safe bet or something to be … Read more