What % of those that kept their last name, ended their egomania in divorce?
Certainly would make it easier to not have to go through any name changes after a divorce.
Women with good marriages want others to know about it, especially when they attend reunions and mingle with extended family.
It’s not egomania.
If you have published works, patents, or other career accomplishments under your maiden name, you keep it on your resume or hyphenate your last name. You want those accomplishments tied to you and easier for a potential employer to track and verify.
It’s not a liberal/conservative issue.
I hyphenated my last name for a while because of this, and then dropped the hyphenation and moved over to my husband’s name after a few years as I now had new accomplishments under my married name.
Men don’t have this issue.