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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Sheng_nüSheng nü - Wikipedia

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   Sheng nü (Chinese: 剩女; pinyin: shèngnǚ), translated as 'leftover women' or 'leftover ladies', are women who remain unmarried in their late twenties and beyond in China.

2. www.vogue.com › article › sheng-nu-leftover-women-skLeftover Women: What It’s Like to Be a Successful ... - Vogue

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   Oct 4, 2016 · When a four-minute documentary-style video exploring the pressures placed on single women in China was released in April, the term sheng nu, which translates into English as “leftover women,”...

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4. www.psychologytoday.com › us › blogChina’s “Leftover Women” and “Shake-and-Bake” Husbands

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   Apr 17, 2018 · Now nearly 30 percent of urban Chinese women of the same age are single. Women who have not married by the expected age are called “leftover women.”

5. theconversation.com › how-chinas-leftover-womenHow China’s ‘leftover women’ are using their financial power ...

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   Nov 12, 2021 · It translates simply as “leftover women”. The label was deliberately invented to curb the rising number of single women in a traditional society which sometimes views not marrying as a moral...

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7. www.self.com › story › what-it-means-to-be-aWhat It Means To Be A ‘Leftover Woman’ In China ... - SELF

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   Apr 8, 2016 · "Sheng Nu" is a Chinese term that refers to unmarried women over the age of 25. The phrase literally translates to "leftover woman," which conveys the negative sentiment surrounding single...

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8. www.bbc.com › news › magazine-21320560China's 'leftover women', unmarried at 27 - BBC News

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   Feb 21, 2013 · In China, you could be labelled a "leftover woman" by the state - but some professional Chinese women these days are happy being single. Huang Yuanyuan is working late at her job in a Beijing...

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   What does 'leftover women' mean?

   • It translates simply as “leftover women”. The label was deliberately invented to curb the rising number of single women in a traditional society which sometimes views not marrying as a moral transgression. Some even consider it a threat to national security.

   How China’s ‘leftover women’ are using their financial power to fight

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   What is a 'leftover woman' in China?

   • In China, That Makes You a “Leftover Woman” When a four-minute documentary-style video exploring the pressures placed on single women in China was released in April, the term sheng nu, which translates into English as “leftover women,” was new to the rest of the world. But for millennial Chinese women, it was an all-too-familiar concept.

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   Are leftover women a-quality?

   • So if you are a leftover woman, you are A-quality." A University of North Carolina demographer who studies China's gender imbalance, Yong Cai, further notes that "men at the bottom of society get left out of the marriage market, and that same pattern is coming to emerge for women at the top of society".

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   What is the difference between a single woman and a leftover woman?

   • Women who have not married by the expected age are called “leftover women.” That age could be as young as 25 in rural areas or closer to 30 in cities. The comparable term for single men is “bare branches.” Many of them stayed in rural areas to tend to the family farm while single women migrated into the cities to pursue jobs or an education.

   China’s “Leftover Women” and “Shake-and-Bake” Husbands

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10. www.vice.com › en › articleChina's 'Leftover Women' Are a Thing of the Past - VICE

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    China's one-child policy coupled with a traditional preference for sons has led to a widespread imbalance in the number of men and women of marrying age. By 2020, the Chinese government predicts...