Backlash Against Marriage Could Shortchange Single Women

A USA Today op-ed argues that viral trends and celebrity voices are fueling a rising anti-men sentiment and a culture of ‘heteropessimism,’ but data show US marriage and birth rates are declining even as married women tend to be happier, earn more, and live longer; the piece suggests that returning to marriage could help bridge the gender divide rather than widen it, challenging the idea that anti-marriage culture benefits women.