What is a "Strong" Woman? How to become one with your mental health intact.

#2-013 Debating what a strong woman really is and maybe what it SHOULD be...
The Ruins on Stone Hill (Heroes of Ravenford Book 1) by F P Spirit
https://www.amazon.com/Ruins-Stone-Hill-Heroes-Ravenford-ebook/dp/B00L5JN5SE
Women initiate divorce 69% of the time. This figure shoots up to 90% for college-educated women. (Murphy, 2019)
Female couples made up 72% of same-sex divorces in 2019. (Marr, 2020)
https://financesonline.com/divorce-statistics/#:~:text=Divorce%20Rate%20by%20Gender%201%20Women%20initiate%20divorce,and%206.8%20years%20for%20women.%20...%20More%20items
Couples who have been living together prior to marriage face a 40% increase in the likelihood of divorce. (GillespieShields, 2020)
The lack of commitment is the leading cause of divorces, with 75% of couples citing it as the reason for their separation. (Shaw, 2019)
Father absence stats:
https://www.fatherhood.org/father-absence-statistic
In 2011, 44% of children in homes headed by a single mother were living in poverty. Just 12% of children in married-couple families were living in poverty. (U.S. Census Bureau)
75% of rapists are motivated by displaced anger that is associated with feelings of abandonment that involves their father. (U.S. Department of Justice)
The median income for a household with a single mother is $35,400. The median income for a home with a married couple raising their children is $85,300 in the United States. For single dads, 39% of households had a family income which was $50,000 or more. 44% of single dads were divorced, while only 33% had never married. (U.S. Census Bureau) Around 50% of single mothers have never married. 29% are divorced. Only 1 in 5 are either separated or widowed.
Even in homes with fathers, the modern dad spends only 8 hours per week on child care, which is 6 hours less than the modern mom. On the other hand, 43% of the modern dad’s time is spent with paid work, compared to 25% of the time for the modern mom. Dads are spending 3 times more time with their kids than dads did in 1965. (Pew Research)
"A gracious woman retains honour: and strong men retain riches." Proverbs 11:16
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