Young Women versus Marriage and Motherhood

Young women versus marriage and motherhood

Society will suffer if women turn away from what would make most of them happy and fulfilled

'Something has gone terribly wrong': Marriage is in 'disastrous' decline — perhaps because of women

The marriage rate has been in decline for decades, dropping from 10.6 per 1,000 people in 1980 to 6.1 in 2023. Last year, American adults were less likely to be married than at nearly any other time since the Census Bureau began logging marital status in 1940, with married couples heading only 47.1% of U.S. households.The apparent aversion to marriage is bad news for American children, who perform better in school and are far less likely to end …

'Something has gone terribly wrong': Marriage is in 'disastrous' decline — perhaps because of women

The percentage of 12th grade girls who indicated they want to one day get married has dropped by over 20% in the past 30 years.