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Shanghai Singles

By Victoria Buchanan and Rebecca Kanthor 15 : 01 : 2014 The Girly Girl : Dafang Chai : The Multi-Tasker

Unmarried women in their late twenties or older are often derogatorily called sheng nu or ‘leftover women’ in Chinese society, implying that they’ve been passed over by men. But many of these single women in their late 20s and 30s do not bemoan the fact that they are not married. They are pushing back against the term, rejecting societal pressure and focusing on building successful careers.

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