Some Gen Z Women Decide Not To Change Their Last Name When Married

Emma Friedman reports.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
To change the last name or not to that's the
question on gen z or's minds online.

Speaker 2 (00:04):
I haven't really thought about it much.

Speaker 1 (00:06):
Actually, Alex is more focused on college right now, but
says what women do with their name is their business,
tradition or not.

Speaker 2 (00:12):
I think it's fine. I don't see an issue with it.
I think it's up to people to decide what they
want to do with their relationships, and it's not really
my place to judge what other people do with their relationships.

Speaker 1 (00:21):
Some women on TikTok say keeping their maiden name is
better for their career. Adrian understands another reason why some
women are ditching tradition paperwork.

Speaker 3 (00:29):
Yes, it's a hassle getting everything changed.

Speaker 1 (00:31):
Most gen z women I talked to didn't have strong
feelings either way, and said it mostly depends on how
cool their partner's name is, or maybe doing a mashup
of both names.

Speaker 3 (00:39):
Hyphenations are good, So you're pro hyphen I am? I am,
I saying pro hypen.

Speaker 4 (00:44):
Too, hypie as well, Yeah, to each their own.

Speaker 1 (00:47):
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