Single Mothers in Malaysia

The rise of single mothers.

Education has enabled women to be more independent financially, they are able to fend for themselves; they no longer look towards man for financial support; their dependence on men for financial need is lesser now. Their new found independence has enabled them to be more courageous in decision making The husband’s misbehavior and infidelity is no longer endured or tolerated as in the past. Rapid economic growth and the participation of women in the various fields have changed women’s perception in the institution of marriage. This new perception has resulted in women willing to take up the role of bringing up children singled handedly without the assistance of their men. The result is the emergence of more and more women who become mothers without the presence of a father in the home.