We cannot expect every marriage to be a successful one and if shall works then the partner involved in marriage should specialize in the division of work and resources in every aspect. Although divorce rates have increased over the years it has a major impact on the couple, children, and society as well. It includes psychological and emotional crises such as depression, anxiety, and regression. Factors leading to divorce include incompatibility, lack of commitment, domestic abuse, adultery, and financial instability. A study published in the JMH journal confirms that the aftermath of divorce has an impact on both men and women. Women tend to suffer more of the consequences because of stereotypical society, a decline in household income, and women are not often recruited into the job market. Sweden is considered one of the most gender-equal in the world (Human Development Report 2005) In Sweden women do more work than men, and women's share of the housework decreases if their relative resources in terms of the level of education and social status increase. The article focuses on the importance of giving opportunities for women to attain education and to improve their social status to share equal housework with men. A summary of the article Divorce and division of Work states that divorce continues to be the interest of many scholars and it talks about predictors of divorce, associations between divorce and the well-being of children and former spouses, and interventions for divorcing. The driving force behind the separation of the couple and division of work is stated due to the employment of women, division of work, and resources.
Women entering the labor force have much pressure as they need to maintain a balance between housework and work life. Even though employment empowers women and makes them independent, she has to do the maximum of housework than her husband. Women do more housework than men, regardless of income, working hours, and level of education. Equal sharing of work is normal in a free regime when it is not in a conservative area's regime. According to the article, women's employment has solved the financial crisis in happy marriages but increased the divorce rate in unhappy marriages. It was argued that cohabiting couples have lasted more than other couples and when they live together, they develop a mutual understanding and commitment that makes the bond stronger. Whereas, those who are married without cohabiting have less commitment to love, and trust issues are bound to occur. Extramarital affairs and domestic violence are the main causes of divorce in the country, data from a RENEW report show. In my opinion, women entering the workforce and being educated have an independent life and equal division of work between men and women. When women are educated and are in the workforce, she has less pressure from household work as they are earning as well. Women who have dropped school or have married early are the ones who are facing the crisis of domestic violence and divorce in my view. I have witnessed a couple cohabiting before marriage has their relationship going smoothly compared to those entering into marriage without knowing each other for long. From my personal experience with my parent's divorce, I came to know that the very cause of divorce is early marriage and they get married the day they meet and regret it in the future and end up involved in adultery. According to the Bhutanese context, the strong belief that women belong to the kitchen and men in the office demotivates women and is still practiced in some parts of the country. The net enrollment rate, that is girls attending school is 98.8% compared to boys which is 97%. Now women are given opportunities to study and to work in other fields so, it doesn't affect their marriage instead leads to a happy family with stable finances. In Bhutan, divorce cases mostly arise not because of women entering into the job market but due to involvement in adultery, and when both parents are working it will affect the family bonding as they will be occupied with their work. Divorces are happening not only because of adultery, and women entering into the job but also because of the division of labor between the genders.
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Economic dependency is viewed as one important explanation for differences in power resources between husbands and wives. Women with comparatively low education levels and women with low social status take on a greater share of the housework than do women with higher education levels and women with high social status. Women need to work less when they attain a higher education than their spouses or an equal level of social status. National Statistical Bureau's Deputy said, that the traditional marriage is more stable probably because nuptials are based on close kinship ties. Serga Mathang and Serga Kothkin(golden cross-cousin) marriage, Jomo Ngengi (the practice of arranged marriage of lower Kheng), and Chungngen (childhood marriage) are some of the traditional practices in the country. From my reflection, women are bound to do the maximum work than men even though the women are educated or have high social status. What I strongly agree with is there should be a mutual understanding between men and women amid the high level of education and social status achieved. In the Bhutanese community, the belief is spiritually and morally stronger than the facts, because women from the 1800s have not attained any education other than depending upon their spouses and it was the tradition and culture they have been following for the past centuries. With the number of divorce cases rising, it affects the child's behavior and mentality as well.
Research during the last decade continued to show that children with divorced parents, compared with children with continuously married parents, score lower on a variety of emotional, behavioral, social, health, and academic outcomes, on average. C One of the greatest results of separation is the impact it has on one's child. Most partners resort to marrying and having a child, but shortly after, all their decisions are made without any delay, which ultimately hurts their child. Lots of researchers identify that; parents' separation leaves one of the most terrible impacts on youngsters. Research shows that children with divorced parents are more likely to be depressed, have indecent behavior, and be scoreless in academics compared to married parents' children. After the divorce nonresident parent just needs to change the childbearing strategy to compensate for the absence of the other parent. Thus, divorce affects some children mentally and emotionally but some take it as an opportunity or lesson for self-growth and individualism. Divorce is likely to affect the parents and might lead to depression, substance abuse, anxiety, and alcohol. From my point of view, I feel it gives you strength, and courage to feel the differences, pain, and sacrifices of both parents. The room for individualism develops which makes us even stronger to face the reality of being single-parent with my personal experience, after my parents got divorced, I dreamt of being a successful independent woman rather than being sad and abusing substances. In the Bhutanese context, women suffer the most after the divorce as they would be cheated on by their husbands and the woman not being educated drives herself towards the alcohol. Often the children are left with the wife without any alumni which makes it difficult for the single mother parent to raise the children.
All in all, gender creates the division of work which often leads to the divorce of the couple. Sweden Is well known as a gender-equal country but women need to work a little more than men regardless of the level of equality. When a woman gets employed, she barely gets time to manage overall household chores, and sometimes it leads to divorce in a conservative regime where women are not supposed to work. Another reason for the division of work and divorce amongst the couples arises because of early marriage rather than cohabiting. Relationships would last and go smoothly when you cohabitate before marrying directly because you get to know the personality of the person you choose to stay with for the rest of your lives. So, people who have undergone cohabitation are said to have a strong bond. Divorcing when the parents decide to might affect the children's mentality, and physically, and it hard to focus on their dreams so, they might abuse substances and drugs to ease their pain. The solution to divorce and division of housework is to prevent early marriage, develop trust, and mutual understanding, and attain an equal level of education and social status.
References
- Amato, P. R. (2010). Marriage and family. Children's adjustment to divorce, 5-18.
- BBS. (2015, July 21). Bhutan sees increasing Divorce. Retrieved from BBS news: http:www.bbs.bt
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