A Pew Charitable Trusts Study summarized how women bounce back from divorce when they were college graduates and income drops after splitting from their partners decreased which reflects the narrowing gap between men’s and women’s earning. View the CBS Video here that talks about how the wage gap is improving and job prospects for women are better.
The article summarizes several topics:
- More Americans Experienced Income Gains than Losses over Two- and Ten-Year Periods
- Narrowing Gap in Income Declines Between Men and Women who Split from their Partners
- Recovery Chances After a Short-Term Income Drop
- Recovery Chances After a Long-Term Income Drop
- Recovery From Income Losses of Five Percent or More Within Ten Years
- Adults Experiencing a Large Ten-Year Loss Fell Even Further Behind Their Peers in the Subsequent Ten Years
Read the entire article here: http://www.economicmobility.org/assets/pdfs/EMP_Ups_and_Downs_FactSheet.pdf%20