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Why I didn't change my name when I got married »

Posted by: KLopez 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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About 90 percent of women take their husband's name when they marry, and that's more than before, according to a Harvard University study -- in spite of the fact that the societal trends that led to women keeping their names in the past (delayed marriage, higher levels of education, and increased presence in the workforce) are the same.