Single Life

A new book charts the rise of unattached women through history—and makes the case for how they can change public policy.

High-achieving women are told to be proud of what they’ve accomplished. But professional triumphs don’t fill emotional holes.

As privileged women increasingly embrace their “inner spinster,” a new study offers a timely reminder that single motherhood still comes with serious, material disadvantages for most women in this country.

Two new books provide honest reflections on the growing trend of opting out.