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Women's financial independence is fragile. It depends upon the modern Welfare state, financed predominantly by men and the preservation of norms relating to ali
by mbar84 4y ago
Women's financial independence is fragile. It depends upon the modern Welfare state, financed predominantly by men and the preservation of norms relating to alimony and child support, also financed predominantly by men. Time will tell if this model has a future, atm. the trends don't look too good.
- lotsofpulp 4y ago> financed predominantly by men and the preservation of norms relating to alimony and child support, What does this mean? Women’s financial independence is dependent on their ability to secure income to provide for themself without the help of others. I do not see what it has to do with alimony and child support.
- MandieD 4y agoThis is one of those fellows who, perhaps due to some disappointments in his own life or those of friends, believes that all women are conniving dependents, looking only for a man to latch onto and take advantage of, and has trouble seeing that many of us do quite well on our own, provided that banks are required to treat us like they do men with similar finances, employers are required to treat us like they do men with similar qualifications, and that we are permitted to control our fertility. And the few unfortunate women I know who do rely on child support to help raise kids... I do not envy those women. Their lives are anywhere from hectic (single-parenting with fulltime jobs) to hard (trouble making ends meet, despite economizing).