The Phenomenon of Spinsterhood or Late Marriage Among Chinese Professional Women

“Leftover Women”:

ELTU1001AB Yuqi Brandy Wang 2013.4.20

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Definition

Situation

Impacts

Causes

Solutions

Definition: "Leftover women" or "3S" ladies

SingleSingle

SSeventieseventies

StuckStuck

Having trouble marrying.

Born in 1970s, aging 28~35.

No husband nor boyfri

end.

Situation

80,000,000 anxious

parents180,000,000 unm

arried adults

249,000,000 unmarried Chines

e adults...

2010~2011

2012~2013

(The Chinese Marriage Status Report 2010-2011)&(The Chinese Marriage Status Report 2012-2013)&(US population stock)&(Indonesia census result)

...is 18.6% of the Chinese population and 3.6% of the world's population.

Situation

180,000,000 unm

arried adults

249,000,000 unmarried Chines

e adults...

2010~2011

2012~2013

(The Chinese Marriage Status Report 2010-2011)&(The Chinese Marriage Status Report 2012-2013)&(US population stock)&(Indonesia census result)

80,000,000 anxious

parents180,000,000 unm

arried adults

249,000,000 unmarried Chines

e adults...

...is 18.6% of the Chinese population and 3.6% of the world's population.

2012~2013

2010~2011

Situation

single localmen inBeijingsingle localwomen inBeijing

510,000

400,000

---- Almanac of China’s Population 2010

Impacts 1/2

1. Unhappiness among “the leftovers”.

Impacts 2/2

2. Anxiety among unmarried women.

Causes 1/2

1. Modern women’s independence from men.

"Why marry if you don't have to?"

"Why marry if you don't have to?"

(K. Bolick, 2011)

(K. Bolick, 2011)

Causes 2/2

2. “Mating Gradient”, or the tendency for husbands to marry wives who are younger and have less education and less occupational success.(D. Knox, C. Schacht, 2013)

Excellence

Population

Causes 2/2

2. “Mating Gradient”, or the tendency for husbands to marry wives who are younger and have less educational and occupational success.(D. Knox, C. Schacht, 2013)

Excellence

Population

Solutions 1/21.Both unmarried men and women should reform their marital attitudes. (Huang Zhilan, 2011)

http://mil.eastday.com/eastday/mil/node3508/userobject1ai811865.html

Condoleezza Rice, American political scientist and diplomat.

Solutions 2/22.Develop diverse social networking platforms such as matrimonial websites, agencies and clubs. (Huang Zhilan,2011)

Solutions 2/22.Develop diverse social networking platforms such as matrimonial websites, agencies and clubs. (Huang Zhilan,2011)

ConclutionConclution

Definition

Situation

Impacts

Causes

Solutions

‘‘Leftover women’’ or “3S(single, stuck, seventies) ladies”

Is deteriorating, becoming too severe to ignore.

1.Unhappiness among “the leftovers”2.Anxiety among unmarried women.

1. Modern women’s independence from men.2.“Mating gradient”

1.Both unmarried men and women should reform their marital attitudes.2.Develop diverse social networking platforms

ConclutionConclution

Definition

Situation

Impacts

Causes

Solutions

‘‘Leftover women’’ or “3S(single, stuck, seventies) ladies”

Is deteriorating, becoming too severe to ignore.

1.Unhappiness among “the leftovers”2.Anxiety among unmarried women.

1. Modern women’s independence from men.2.“Mating gradient”

1.Both unmarried men and women should reform their marital attitudes.2.Develop diverse social networking platforms

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Q&A

Yuqi Brandy Wang (1155031779)Ms. Lindsey GrubersELTU1001 ABC1 Foundation English For University Studies20th April 2013

Thanks for listening.