Interesting research from Florencia Torche @ Princeton:

> New paper: Wives with more education than husband are *more* likely to take his name than education-equal marriages. 

> As women outpace men in education & increasingly keep their names, name-taking provides symbolic way to compensate for her status superiority

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0276562425000514?dgcid=author
https://bsky.app/profile/ftorche.bsky.social/post/3lqadbob5l227

Semi-related:
https://cathyreisenwitz.substack.com/p/marriage-is-down-because-its-bad

Software Engineer @ Cadence Design Systems. B4: Stanford EE / Illinois ECE

Interesting perspective on the decline of marriage rates. It's crucial to address the root causes and adapt to changing societal norms.