Many analysts attribute the rise in divorce to the economic independence engendered by women's increased presence in the labor force. Since women live longer than men, there is a gender imbalance in widowhood . The majority of elderly widows live alone. Return to the top of this page Return to the Kunz Center home page 3. Education Women have narrowed the educational gap with men.
Fields of study are still highly sex-typed , however.
Return to the top of this page Return to the Kunz Center home page 4. The rate of increase was greatest for married women. Like fields of study, occupations are sex-typed . Thus, the recent decline in occupational segregation is in part due to men fleeing deteriorating jobs, leaving room for women. Return to the top of this page Return to the Kunz Center home page 5.