GLP-1's help women find work, and men to leave their partners

marojejian 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Here's the full research article, from the researcher's website: https://hu-my.sharepoint.com/personal/rdiamond_fas_harvard_e...

>Single women’s marriage/cohabitation rates rise by 29 percentage points and employment among baseline nonemployed women rises 27 percentage points after six or more quarters.

These effect sizes are huge. That and the drama of the findings provokes general skepticism. So I welcome some experienced folks picking this apart.

	▲	dlcarrier 2 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		It has me wondering if plummeting fertility rates, even in third-world countries, has a causal relationship with everyone eating more.
	▲	toomuchtodo 5 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Women with lower body mass have more partner options and have access to more employment opportunities and compensation potential due to human factors. This gives them more agency, autonomy, and freedom. Related: https://www.morganstanley.com/ideas/womens-impact-on-the-eco... (~45-50% of women 25-44 are projected to be single and childfree by 2035)

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toomuchtodo 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Paper:

GLP-1–Induced Weight Loss and the Female Obesity Penalty - https://www.nber.org/papers/w35387 | https://doi.org/10.3386/w35387

GLP-1 drugs increase women's marriage and employment rates - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48688670 - June 2026 (6 comments)