The Real Causes of Divorce — America Has to Stop Blaming It on Women

A 2004 study by Stanford Business School discovered fascinating facts about how no-fault divorce impacted women:

-20% reduction in female suicide after 20 years (none for men)
-33% reduction in domestic violence against women (after a rise in other states vs. a drop in no-fault states)
-Decline in the domestic murder rate for women (none for men)

Researchers concluded a key driver of these trends was that men were encouraged to behave better because they knew it would be easy for their spouses to divorce.