How to find an elite husband | China's 'leftover' women: "Of course, stigma against unmarried career women of a certain age exists everywhere. And fighting entrenched gender norms – such as the idea women should "marry up" – has been a long and slow process that even in highly industrialised societies remains incomplete. But for Hong Fincher what's unique about China is the state monopoly on media and information (albeit being slowly eroded by the digital revolution). "The message is: 'Whoa! These women are too successful! We've got to rein them in so that they'll focus on their primary duty as women, which is to get married and have a child'," says Hong Fincher. It's a message that's filtered down through pop culture and lodged itself inside the hearts and minds of at least some Chinese women and their parents."
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