Divorce

• Feminist generally have a positive view of divorce, as it reflects the increasing empowerment and the financial independence that women are beginning to gain
• • women who are unhappy in their marriage are more likely to file for divorce, as financial security is not something they are seeking from their partners
  • this is facilitated by the increase in opportunities in education and the workplace, that help break the glass ceiling to high-paying jobs
• However, radical feminists believe that divorce is not always beneficial to women, children often end up living with the mother in 85% of cases, and there are oftentimes high rates of poverty and numerous stigmas associated with matrifocal single-parent families