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Diana M. Pearce

  • Only in a sexist society can the breakup of a marriage actually improve the economic well-being of the father, cause the mother and children to suffer a large drop in economic status, and permit most fathers to provide little or no support to their children.

    • Diana M. Pearce,
    • "The Feminization of Ghetto Poverty," in Evelyn Ashton-Jones and Gary A. Olson, eds., The Gender Reader ()

Diana M. Pearce, U.S. social worker, educator, activist, writer