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[[File:Sex_ratio_at_birth_in_mainland_China.png|thumb|400px|Sex ratio at birth in mainland China, males per 100 females (1980–2010).]] | [[File:Sex_ratio_at_birth_in_mainland_China.png|thumb|400px|Sex ratio at birth in mainland China, males per 100 females (1980–2010).]] | ||
China as well as India have some of the largest surplus of males due to son preference (sex-selective abortions and infanticide), and in China additionally due to the (now abolished) ''one-child policy''. As a result, there | China as well as India have some of the largest surplus of males due to son preference (sex-selective abortions and infanticide), and in China additionally due to the (now abolished) ''one-child policy''. As a result, there are likely many male incels in these countries, and the sex ratios in both countries are even expected to even worsen in the coming decades and this development has been suggested to become a substantial threat to social stability.<ref>https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/2142658/too-many-men-china-and-india-battle-consequences</ref> | ||
As of 2018, there was an excess of 70 million males in China and India,<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill#There_are_now_70_million_excess_men_in_China_and_India_who_will_live_and_die_without_partners</ref> | |||
24 million of these in China.<ref>http://pulitzercenter.org/projects/china-population-women-bachelor-marriage</ref> | 24 million of these in China.<ref>http://pulitzercenter.org/projects/china-population-women-bachelor-marriage</ref> | ||
The Washington Post | The Washington Post published an article with impressive visualizations of the problem.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/world/too-many-men/<br/>Archived: https://archive.is/4R90y</ref> | ||
Up until the turn of the millennium, marriage was enforced quite strictly such that among 30-34 year olds only 2% of women (but 10% of men) were single.<ref>Ji, Y. (2015). Between tradition and modernity: "leftover" women in shanghai. Journal of Marriage and Family, 77(5), 1057-1073.</ref> | Up until the turn of the millennium, marriage was enforced quite strictly such that among 30-34 year olds only 2% of women (but 10% of men) were single.<ref>Ji, Y. (2015). Between tradition and modernity: "leftover" women in shanghai. Journal of Marriage and Family, 77(5), 1057-1073.</ref> | ||
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Despite the large surplus of single males and strong norms for women to marry early, there is a phenomenon of Chinese women remaining unmarried in their late twenties, the so called ''leftover'' women, or ''sheng nu''.<ref name="leftover">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21320560</ref> | Despite the large surplus of single males and strong norms for women to marry early, there is a phenomenon of Chinese women remaining unmarried in their late twenties, the so called ''leftover'' women, or ''sheng nu''.<ref name="leftover">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21320560</ref> | ||
In 2011, the ''All-China Women's Federation'' published a controversial (and later retracted) article titled ''Leftover Women Do Not Deserve Our Sympathy'' shortly after International Women's Day,<ref name="leftover"></ref> wherein it characterized these leftover women as having, what in the [[manosphere]] is called, 'hit the [[wall]]': | In 2011, the ''All-China Women's Federation'' published a controversial (and later retracted) article titled ''Leftover Women Do Not Deserve Our Sympathy'' shortly after International Women's Day,<ref name="leftover"></ref> wherein it characterized these leftover women as having, what in the [[manosphere]] is called, 'hit the [[wall]]': | ||
{{quote|Pretty girls do not need a lot of education to marry into a rich and powerful family. But girls with an average or ugly appearance will find it difficult" and "These girls hope to further their education in order to increase their competitiveness. The tragedy is, they don't realise that as women age, they are worth less and less. So by the time they get their MA or PhD, they are already old — like yellowed pearls.}} | |||
As many as 90% of Chinese men believe women should be married before they are 27.<ref name="leftover"></ref> | As many as 90% of Chinese men believe women should be married before they are 27.<ref name="leftover"></ref> | ||
However, this level of concern about unmarried women seems | However, this level of concern about unmarried women seems unwarranted since China has some of the ''highest'' female marriage rates worldwide, e.g. by age 35–39, the percentage of unmarried Chinese women has been reported as low as 4.6%.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20140416220058/http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/epaper/2014-02/12/content_17279212.htm</ref> | ||
Similar trends of liberated and autonomous women with high education and employment rates refusing to date down have been observed in a variety of countries, e.g. in China, the U.S. and Japan,<ref>https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/10/for-chinas-educated-single-ladies-finding-love-is-often-a-struggle/246892/</ref> and have been hypothesized to be evidence of an innate [[hypergamy|hypergamous]] mate preference, e.g. by public intellectual [[Jordan Peterson]] and others. | Similar trends of liberated and autonomous women with high education and employment rates refusing to date down have been observed in a variety of countries, e.g. in China, the U.S. and Japan,<ref>https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/10/for-chinas-educated-single-ladies-finding-love-is-often-a-struggle/246892/</ref> and have been hypothesized to be evidence of an innate [[hypergamy|hypergamous]] mate preference, e.g. by public intellectual [[Jordan Peterson]] and others. | ||