Is Mariage a Scam for Women? Part One

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From the time those of us assigned female are birth are little we are told fairy tails of love and marriage. Society has a long history of shaming single women as spinsters and cat ladies, while celebrating their bachelor counterparts. But are women actually happier married?
We have deep dived into so many studies and in this episode we are breaking down what the research says about marriage as it impacts both women and men, but with a focus on what the data says about women and marriage.
Studies & Sources Referenced in this Episode

• https://www.personalfinance.lawyer/our-blog/2018/may/disinheriting-a-spouse-in-california
• https://www.investopedia.com/financial-edge/0412/why-marriage-makes-financial-sense.aspx
• https://www.thesoldiersproject.org/military-marriage-benefits/
• https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/why-bad-looks-good/202102/why-so-many-single-women-without-children-are-happy
• https://www.tlc.com/parenting/married-women-do-more-housework-than-single-moms--study-finds
• https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/what-is-the-mental-load
• https://www.cbsnews.com/news/women-breadwinners-tripled-since-1970s-still-doing-more-unpaid-work/
• https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/the-stress-of-marriage-shortens-your-life-by-a-year-if-you-re-the-wife-5335547.html
• https://www.marripedia.org/effects.of.divorce.on.financial.stability
• https://zawn.substack.com/p/family-courts-and-child-custody-are
• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091110105401.htm
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4804270/

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