After Marriage Ends: Economic Consequences for Midlife Women

How bright is the economic future for women after divorce, separation or death of a spouse? Leslie Morgan sheds new light on the economic transition that women experience after marriage ends. Using the National Longitudinal Study database, Morgan follows hundreds of women over a 15-year span to determine the long-term economic similarities and differences among these women. By comparing the years before and after marriage, she considers the occurrence, order and timing of marital transitions, workforce participation and financial well-being. In addition, she discusses policy issues and underlying causes in the gender//family role system and suggests possible avenues for preventing economic distress after marriage ends.Morgan, Leslie A. is the author of 'After Marriage Ends: Economic Consequences for Midlife Women', published 1991 under ISBN 9780803935488 and ISBN 080393548X.