/newsroom/taxonomy/term/7640/all en /newsroom/channels/news/divorce-decline-sub-saharan-africa-257332 <p><span>With education, employment and income levels all rising for women in sub-Saharan Africa, many observers have speculated that divorce rates would follow suit – as they have in much of the developed world.  But a new study by Ï㽶ÊÓƵ researchers finds that divorce rates across 20 African countries over the past 20 years have remained stable or declined.</span></p> Wed, 16 Dec 2015 14:52:34 +0000 cynthia.lee@mcgill.ca 25040 at /newsroom