GLP-1–Induced Weight Loss and the Female Obesity Penalty - https://www.nber.org/papers/w35387 | https://doi.org/10.3386/w35387
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GLP-1 drugs increase women's marriage and employment rates - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48688670 - June 2026 (6 comments)
marojejian•1h ago
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.
toomuchtodo•1h ago
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)