Many of the inequalities ascribed to sexism are also deeply embedded in whether a person is married or single. Here's why, by belladepaulo
differences in living single were rooted in the roles assigned to men and women in traditional marriages. Men, whose principal responsibility was to earn money, had access to professional training, independent travel, and financial credit. Even men who never married retained those opportunities, together with the ability to rent private lodgings.
By the mid-twentieth century, many legal and institutional restrictions on women had been lifted, even if social pressures remained. In much of the world, women could, for instance, receive professional training, travel alone, work outside the home, and live alone without supervision. And yet, one of the present authors, Joan, graduated from college years before single women in the U.S.
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