Before A widow in most societies is often abandoned and left with very little resources to care for herself and her children. After A widow, in most societies, is often abandoned and left with very little resources to fend for herself and her children. Notes: The expression "in most societies" is set off by commas since it is a non-restrictive clause or a non-essential clause. This means that even if it is removed from the sentence, the rest of the sentence will still make sense. That's a comma rule. Replaced 'care' with fend' since it is the right word choice.