½ûÂþÌìÌÃ

as an older person, from England,  the social behaviors, exhibited by some , correlate to the lack of financial security.   A large percentage of the population are earning low wages,below 50,000 fca per month. This in itself causes insecurity within relationships, and yes leads to many ladies  ending up as single mothers.   There is a cultural issue as well ,i think, re women , needing to have a child to be seen as a woman.  It is a shame, but then 60% of marriages in  Europe end in Divorce, maybe things are not so different .    Also people still have more than one wife, so having more than one girl friend, is not uncommon,  Makes life easy for men,  life gets hard, ah well move on to new pastures.

Dating problems is a global thing

Maybe, but there is a difference between rural communities and Urban life.  Economic power  plays a role as you say,all over the world,and poverty can create unequal life chances , especially for women