There's no one reason why women return to school. Going back to school provides private and public benefits. College graduates, generally enjoy higher salaries,____ (employ) more consistently, and work in nicer conditions. College-educated people vote more, give more to charity, and rely____(little) on government support.

    Making the switch from____(support) to supporting oneself can be a challenge,____often a necessary one. “Financial____(dependent) for women is key,” says Nancy Schlossberg, a professor at University of Maryland. “I think____important for women to make some direct achievement, because chances are that women will live alone in later life, either divorced____never married.”

    To Schlossberg, education is critical in the long run. She says, “You are going to do much better than before____you have a good education; you are going to be happier than before on condition that you have____education that enables you to do what you have to do in life. The question is____you are ready at this time to go for it.