Research also shows that the ability for women to financially recover after divorce has increased over the past few years. When we talk to women in my mother’s generation, it is easy to understand why many of them suffered great personal and financial losses when they divorced. They didn’t participate in the workforce as much as women do today. When they did work, it was often in traditional support or service jobs. If they had high-status jobs they were paid much less than men, and there were no child support laws.
