In 2007, China labeled unmarried women over 27 “leftover.” By 2024, marriages had crashed fifty-five percent from their peak. And they can’t undo it. The setup: China has 30 million more men than women of marriage age. In the manufacturing city of Dongguan, the ratio runs 139 men for every 100 women. There's an arithmetic bride shortage the one-child policy created. So the women who did exist, with the degrees the state spent decades encouraging them to earn, should have been in demand. Instead,
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In 2007, China labeled unmarried women over 27 “leftover.” By 2024, marriages had crashed fifty-five percent from their peak. And they can’t undo it. The setup: China has 30 million more men than women of marriage age. In the manufacturing city of Dongguan, the ratio runs 139 men for every 100 women. There's an arithmetic bride shortage the one-child policy created. So the women who did exist, with the degrees the state spent decades encouraging them to earn, should have been in demand. Instead,
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