Divorce and Finance: the Unequal Burden on Men and Women

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The economic consequences of divorce are unevenly distributed between men and women in Switzerland.

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Women are financially more likely to suffer from divorce than men. (symbol picture) Image: shutterstockIn Switzerland, around 40 percent of married couples are remarried. As reported by the SRF, such divorces have economic negative effects, especially for women.A study by the Bern University of Applied Sciences shows that women's income after divorce falls by an average of around 38 percent, whereas men's income is only 3 percent.According to th…