All this week, NBC networks are airing their study about women’s contribution in the workplace and what’s happening to gender roles. On The Grio, NBC’s site that’s primarily focused brothas and sistas, they speak on a study in the gender gap between black men and women. Today as many as 70% of black women are unmarried! I mean, the unmarried black woman issue is not brand new news. This has been part of a broader discussion for a long time. But now that gender roles are changing. It’s going to be even harder for these unmarried black women to find men who are “on their level”. Is this now a problem? Or a reality that we all must embrace?
What is a sister to do? Many are not getting down on themselves. Instead, they are defying expectations and finding innovative ways to have the families and futures that they have always wanted. They are doing it by taking matters into their own hands and taking bold steps to become breadwinners, homeowners and both mother and father to children. In 2008, 24 percent of first time homebuyers were women while single women of color bought more homes than even married minorities. These women are rising above the view that they are somehow missing out by not having a ring on their finger and are, instead, filing their lives with the love of friends, families and friends. – [ SOURCE ]
Is this how the majority feels? How many of you are actually embracing the idea of no marriage. Is this a choice or by force? Is this also settling?
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All this week, NBC networks are airing their study about women’s contribution in the workplace and what’s happening to gender roles. On The Grio, NBC’s site that’s primarily focused brothas and sistas, they speak on a study in the gender gap between black men and women. Today as many as 70% of black women are unmarried! I mean, the unmarried black woman issue is not brand new news. This has been part of a broader discussion for a long time. But now that gender roles are changing. It’s going to be even harder for these unmarried black women to find men who are “on their level”. Is this now a problem? Or a reality that we all must embrace?
What is a sister to do? Many are not getting down on themselves. Instead, they are defying expectations and finding innovative ways to have the families and futures that they have always wanted. They are doing it by taking matters into their own hands and taking bold steps to become breadwinners, homeowners and both mother and father to children. In 2008, 24 percent of first time homebuyers were women while single women of color bought more homes than even married minorities. These women are rising above the view that they are somehow missing out by not having a ring on their finger and are, instead, filing their lives with the love of friends, families and friends. – [ SOURCE ]
Is this how the majority feels? How many of you are actually embracing the idea of no marriage. Is this a choice or by force? Is this also settling?
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