Outline:
Benefit of Marriage Reason of low divorce rate The reason of divorce rate increase
Thesis statement:
The reduction of gender difference and divorce cost causes the increase of divorce rate in China
Household Division of LaborM
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Women participate less labor forceHusband: power of purse
Why divorce rate is low before?
The wife is economic dependent & The influence of Confucianism
The wife loses more after divorce
The wife has pressure to subordinate her family
Percentage of Females with Secondary Education by Year of Birth: China
Figure retrieved from: The Rise in Female Education in China: National and Regional Patterns. The China Quarterly
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Male
Percentage at primary educational level, by birth year and sexFemale also have the opportunity to study
Figure retrieved from: The Rise in Female Education in China: National and Regional Patterns. The China Quarterly
Labor market participation
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Changes in the Distribution of Male and Female – Wages Accounting for Employment Composition
Equally ProductiveM
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Benefit of marriageFemale are more economic independent