Why More Women Are Giving Up on Marriage

WSJ Your Money Briefing

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🗓️ 26 March 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Gender gaps on politics and education have put some women off dating and even marriage altogether. WSJ reporter Rachel Wolfe joins host Julia Carpenter about what that means for the economy. Correction: More women than men are attending college. An earlier version of this podcast incorrectly said men are now more likely to have gone to college. (Corrected on March 26) Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode is sponsored by Northern Trust Wealth Management.
0:03.0	There is more to being a successful entrepreneur than just good business practices.
0:07.0	What is it about an entrepreneur's childhood that helped fuel their entrepreneurial spirit?
0:12.0	What are entrepreneurs doing to cultivate the spirit in their own children and build a legacy beyond their business?
0:17.0	Tune in each month to the Road to Why podcast by the Northern Trust Institute,
0:21.6	where host Eric Chappaya dives deeper with leading entrepreneurs on these topics and more.
0:26.3	Find the Road to Why where you listen to your favorite podcasts.
0:32.2	Here's your money briefing for Wednesday, March 26th.
0:35.7	I'm Julia Carpenter for the Wall Street Journal.
0:47.4	More and more American women say they're giving up on marriage.
0:53.3	And with widening gender gaps in political views and differing economic circumstances, they're
0:59.3	likely not changing their minds anytime soon.
1:02.0	It's not like they're swearing off men or they hate men.
1:05.4	They really would prefer to be partnered, but they're not going to settle for one who isn't
1:09.4	the right fit.
1:10.4	By making these plans for an independent future, it's them taking control over a situation
1:16.5	that they feel like otherwise they don't have control over.
1:20.1	We'll talk with WSJ reporter Rachel Wolfe about the surprising ways this could shape the future
1:25.1	economy.
1:26.2	That's after the break.
1:37.4	This episode is sponsored by Northern Trust wealth management.
1:41.0	There is more to being a successful entrepreneur than just good business practices.
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