Prof. Carbone Writes about Single Mothers in Politico

Professor June Carbone and her co-author, Naomi Cahn, discussed the findings of their new book, Marriage Markets: How Inequality is Remaking the American Family, in Politico. The article, "The New Math of the Single Mother: Why the Ranks of America's Unmarried Moms Keep Growing," explains why marriage has become a marker of class and why the growing ranks of single mothers do not constitute a "matriarchy." The article notes that while family law has changed to protect elite men's investment in children, it does not protect the investments of women who become both the primary caretaker and the the primary wage-earner.