Comment by Jensson
That happened a long time ago though, much much longer ago than the number of relationships started to drop, so its unrelated.
That happened a long time ago though, much much longer ago than the number of relationships started to drop, so its unrelated.
In 1969, California passed no-fault divorce, followed quickly by other states, and by the mid-80s, nearly all states had adopted no-fault divorce laws.
In 1974, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) made it illegal for banks to discriminate in lending based on sex or marital status, allowing women to get credit cards, loans, etc.
In 1978, the US passed the Pregnancy Discrimination Act.
The rate of working women went from 30% in the post WWII 40s, to over 50% in the 1970s.
And divorces. They went from 9.2% in 1960, to 22.9% in 1980, and have been slowly declining since then.