Mid-twenties, successful, smart and single — this growing demographic has become the nation’s ‘leftover women.’
The derogatory label ‘sheng nu’ has been on the rise for almost a decade. State-run media started using the term in the same year the government warned that China’s gender imbalance — caused by selective abortions because of the one-child policy — was a serious problem.
The general consensus in China is that a woman should be married in her early 20s. Women who find themselves still single over 27, are usually placed under immense pressure from parents, and even grandparents, to lower their standards and tie the knot.
“To many parents it is a hugely important task. It’s a burden on their mind. If their kids can’t find someone, they will be very worried,” Mr Yan, a marriage matchmaker said in Vice documentary, Unmarried at 27.
“Some parents can’t even sleep at night. They would call me and tell me ‘Mr Yan, I have been sitting in my bed all night [worried].”
Producer and host Milene Larsson took viewers on a journey of the increasing number of women labelled as ‘leftover.’
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