NathanChina’s Marriage Conundrum
Xuewei’s case is indeed a very different one as compared to other women living in China. She actually went above and beyond to make her grandfather happy and provide a small glimpse of his dream. If you look at China, you will see that the other young women in China don’t take the pressure of marriage so kindly. She, however, took a very different approach.
A Gap Between Old And Young
This is a common issue affecting China. Because the country’s middle class grows and the population has escalated, there are more educated, young women have decided to keep their career s a priority over a marriage or building a family. This turns out to be quite the burden as the traditional values still linger in the older generations, hence a clash occurs.
The Marriage Pressure
As countries, we all have traditions that we stick to no matter how meaningless they may seem. For the Chinese, their culture has put in the people a mentality that women should already get married by the time they reach 27 years old. And when a woman turns about 30 years of age, she is considered a ‘sheng nu,’ or ‘leftover woman.’
Starting To Speak Up
So since this notion has been prevailing for so long, it has made quite the impact on the people living in China. The families to which these ladies belong to would often put a lot of pressure on them to have a husband in order to get away with the social stigma. However, in the recent years, young women are raising their voice against this concept and the pressure.
Taking Power And Control
So, most of the Chinese ladies that have remained unmarried even after reaching their late twenties usually have a good educational background and are also financially independent. Because of their high earning potential, they also have a better career opportunity and are an important consumer group. Since they can live without the oppression of a man, they chose to stay this way.
Just Too Successful
This very patriarchal society is slowly experiencing change. This is all thanks to these women who refuse to be construed by society and its demands. These group of women is also already working towards reclaiming the term ‘sheng nu’ as a positive connotation flipping it from a negative one. They are certainly not leftovers. These women are merely too successful to just settle for an ordinary man.
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