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Chinas Leftover Women

The term sheng n (leftover women) has been recently coined in China to describe the increasing number of women, especially highly educated professional women in their late twenties and over who have not married. This book explores this phenomenon, reporting on extensive research among leftover women, research which reveals that the majority of women are keen to get married, contrary to the notion that traditional marriage has lost its appeal among the new generations of economically independent women. The book explains the reasons behind these womens failures to get married, discusses the consequences for the future make-up of Chinas population at the dawn of its modification of the One Child Policy, and compares the situation in China with that in other countries. Chinas Leftover Women provides practical solutions for educated womens courtship dilemmas, and long term solutions for Chinas partnering issues, gender relations, and marriage formation. The book also relates the leftover women problem to theories of family, mate selection, feminism, and individualization.

Sandy To is a Lecturer in the Department of Sociology at the University of Hong Kong.

ASAA Women in Asia Series

Editor: Louise Edwards (University of New South Wales)

Editorial Board:
Susan Blackburn (Monash University)
Hyaeweol Choi (Australian National University)
Michele Ford (The University of Sydney)
Trude Jacobsen (Northern Illinois University)
Vera Mackie (University of Wollongong)
Anne McLaren (The University of Melbourne)
Mina Roces (University of New South Wales)
Dina Siddiqi (The City University of New York)
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Chinas Leftover Women

Late marriage among professional women and its consequences

Sandy To 2015

Chinas Leftover Women

Late marriage among professional women and its consequences

Sandy To

First published 2015

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