Might have something to do with how ‘popular’ it is to get a divorce, but then realizing after the fact that the judge is really not going to make the ex still pay all the bills after all, and one has to support oneself.
Or it might have something to do with men becoming more and more reluctant to marry a non-working female or looking to postpone marriage until the mid-30s, and then, expecting the woman to have her own ‘stuff’ too. Since feminism constantly degrades men for being ‘providers’, and women for relying on husbands, men are starting to expect ‘working partners’ instead of wives.
Perceptive and interesting post.
A woman who is a wife and mother is a working woman, whether or not she also holds down a job.