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Hit Memoir ‘Strangers’ Has Wealthy Women Checking Marital Mone | Bloomberg Businessweek
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Isabelle Lee
(Cross-Asset Reporter, Bloomberg News)
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Abha Bhattarai
(Bloomberg News Equality Team Leader)
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Executive Summary
Belle Burden's memoir 'Strangers' has become a cultural touchstone, serving as a 'wake-up call' for women about the risks of ceding financial control to their spouses, regardless of their own wealth or education.
The book's impact is tangible, with divorce lawyers reporting a surge in women seeking to create or revise prenuptial and postnuptial agreements to better protect their financial interests.
There is a growing trend towards more fluid and dynamic marital agreements, including postnups and provisions that compensate a spouse who leaves the workforce for lost income and investment opportunities.
Despite advances in earnings equality, approximately half of American women still defer to their spouses on major financial decisions, a persistent vulnerability the book's popularity is actively challenging.
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