Interesting reportage by Sam Roberts in the New York Times today, that 51 percent of American women live without a spouse:
For what experts say is probably the first time, more American women are living without a husband than with one, according to a New York Times analysis of census results. [...] Coupled with the fact that in 2005 married couples became a minority of all American households for the first time, the trend could ultimately shape social and workplace policies, including the ways government and employers distribute benefits.
Although that’s a revealing, far-reaching statistic, I can’t believe the Times chose a photo of a single woman petting her cat to illustrate the article.
“Better than a photo of her eating a pint of Häagen-Dazs,” the photo editor probably reasoned.