By Lilli DeBode, guest blogger, senior at Kent Place School
Earlier this month, a report called “Knot Yet: The Benefits and
Costs of Delayed Marriage in America” was released. The
researchers studied different socioeconomic classes to determine
the average age at first marriage in each class. The report
brings up two very interesting effects that postponed marriage
age has on the status of women. - For women higher up on the
socioeconomic ladder, getting married at an older age means more
time to develop skills for the workplace. Postponing a family
would allow a young woman to figure out what she wants to pursue
in her life before settling down. These extra years provide
enough time for her to really get on track towards her goal—be
it economic or otherwise. - Unfortunately, women in the working
class are faced with a predicament. 58% of first births to
middle Americans are outside of marriage. In other words, these
women are starting families, (bringing about all of the costs of
not being able to focus sole