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"Centipede". The study investigated the experiences of Chinese women aged 26 to 34 who are scorned as “leftovers” because they are high-achievers who have failed to get married.

China's "leftovers" are rejects in a man's world

28 Feb 2013

In China, hysteria is growing about a rising number of so-called “leftover women”, who are highly successful but remain unmarried. A new study...

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Charting gender's "incomplete revolution"

27 Jun 2012

A major investigation into gender equality across Europe expresses “deep concern” about the prospects for further closing the gender-pay gap, and...

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