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Chinese millennials aren't getting married, and the government is worried | CNN

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In just six years, the number of Chinese people getting married for the first time has fallen by a crushing 41%.
The decline is partly due to decades of policies designed to limit China’s population growth, which mean there are fewer young people in China available to be married.
Some young women are growing disillusioned with the institution for its role in entrenching gender inequality, experts say.
Women are becoming more educated, and economically more independent.
Gender norms and patriarchal traditions have not caught up with these changes.
In China, many men and parents-in-law still expect women to carry out most of the childcare and housework after marriage.
The grueling long hours and high pressure at work have left young people little time and energy to build relationships and maintain a family life.
In 2007, the state-backed All-China Women’s Federation used leftover women’ to describe unmarried women over 27 years old.
The term has frequently made headlines and dominated online discussions, often as a criticism of highly educated women deemed “too picky” in the search of a partner.
For many Chinese families, buying a home is a prerequisite for marriage.
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