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Dr. Mother Love & Mr. Kennedy share their story of love, lost, redemption and growing as they celebrate their 35th wedding anniversary. So many adversaries saying it would not last.
A new study suggests the institution of marriage has changed, reflecting women’s educational attainment, earnings potential, and involvement in the workforce. The commitment of women to jobs and careers has reduced, or eliminated economic disparities between men and women. This has changed the primary function of marriage so that now marriage is a vehicle to provide a long-term stable home for children. Accordingly, investments in children have become a driving force in preserving the institution of matrimony, say researchers.
“In a gender-specialized economy, where men and women are playing very different productive roles, you need the long-term commitment to protect the vulnerable party, who in this case is the woman,” explained Lundberg.
“But when women’s educational attainment increased and surpassed that of men, and women became more committed to jobs and careers, the kind of economic disparity that supported a division of labor in the household eroded.”