She is trying to turn it on it's head by attacking the age of marrying women. That is why it is so 'old age' in it's focus.
Gosh, look at that, women are getting married mostly between the age of 15 and 29. Amazing. (click here)
And where exactly are the women married with spouse present? Huh? Huh? Where is that? Oh, the bachelor's degree or more. I'll be darn.
Patton is either a covert right winger that needs to come out of her closet or she simply wants fame anyway she can get it.
Just as a point of disinterest, 33 percent of American women are unmarried when they give birth. That's what stuck in Patton's craw. The real question is how many teen births occur in the USA that compromise their future, the future of their children and the potential to marry successfully. That's what has to be answered. Do teen moms have a propensity for poverty? Answer that and maybe teens won't be prey anymore for adoption services.
Patton’s arguments (click here) are based on outdated facts. As she acknowledges, her book is advice — not a study. “There are very few statistics in this book, and my research has been limited to talking with people I know, like and trust,” she writes. But that advice sends young women the wrong message: That they should relegate their hard work, in the classroom and the workplace, to the back seat and instead focus on catching a man in college, lest they risk becoming “a spinster with cats.” In fact, 91% of college educated women (and men) do marry, suggesting that the vast majority of those wishing to wed find a partner. Here’s what’s wrong with some of Patton’s other advice.....
Gosh, look at that, women are getting married mostly between the age of 15 and 29. Amazing. (click here)
And where exactly are the women married with spouse present? Huh? Huh? Where is that? Oh, the bachelor's degree or more. I'll be darn.
Just as a point of disinterest, 33 percent of American women are unmarried when they give birth. That's what stuck in Patton's craw. The real question is how many teen births occur in the USA that compromise their future, the future of their children and the potential to marry successfully. That's what has to be answered. Do teen moms have a propensity for poverty? Answer that and maybe teens won't be prey anymore for adoption services.
Patton’s arguments (click here) are based on outdated facts. As she acknowledges, her book is advice — not a study. “There are very few statistics in this book, and my research has been limited to talking with people I know, like and trust,” she writes. But that advice sends young women the wrong message: That they should relegate their hard work, in the classroom and the workplace, to the back seat and instead focus on catching a man in college, lest they risk becoming “a spinster with cats.” In fact, 91% of college educated women (and men) do marry, suggesting that the vast majority of those wishing to wed find a partner. Here’s what’s wrong with some of Patton’s other advice.....
