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A review by critterbee
Leftover in China: The Women Shaping the World's Next Superpower by Roseann Lake
3.0
This is a very interesting and eye-opening read about the amazing women in China who have widely achieved an unprecedented level of ass-kickingly professional success. These brilliant, successful, highly educated women are almost running the country, and are propelling China forward towards a bright future.
However, traditional cultural belief in the importance of marriage and procreation are at war with modern gender roles and expectations. These capable women are expected to find and marry a man, basically just for the sake of salving ancient tradition. There achievements in education and professional capacities are seen as less important than marrying and having a child. And the only sons, 'Little Emperors,' have been so spoiled by their parents, they are apparently unable to function in an equal marriage with a successful woman. And that, many times, is seen as the fault of the woman, instead of the man. Women who postpone marriage, or even delay it, are seen as sheng nu, or Leftover Women.
This book is full of the first hand experiences of many people, so you get a good idea of how various people feel about this situation.
*eARC Netgalley*
However, traditional cultural belief in the importance of marriage and procreation are at war with modern gender roles and expectations. These capable women are expected to find and marry a man, basically just for the sake of salving ancient tradition. There achievements in education and professional capacities are seen as less important than marrying and having a child. And the only sons, 'Little Emperors,' have been so spoiled by their parents, they are apparently unable to function in an equal marriage with a successful woman. And that, many times, is seen as the fault of the woman, instead of the man. Women who postpone marriage, or even delay it, are seen as sheng nu, or Leftover Women.
This book is full of the first hand experiences of many people, so you get a good idea of how various people feel about this situation.
*eARC Netgalley*