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As shown in the table below, due to these formally strict norms, among older Chinese academics one observes very few 'incels' (those who are single and face difficulties attracting a partner) when compared to a matching Greece sample which has lower marriage rates. This suggests that marriage norms may decide significantly over inceldom rates during adulthood. | As shown in the table below, due to these formally strict norms, among older Chinese academics one observes very few 'incels' (those who are single and face difficulties attracting a partner) when compared to a matching Greece sample which has lower marriage rates. This suggests that marriage norms may decide significantly over inceldom rates during adulthood. | ||
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|''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.}} | {{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.}} | ||