Shanghai women's�biggest fear: Life without a man

You can keep the job, just give me a man! That seems to be the message coming from Shanghai female university graduates. A recent survey shows that being seen as a "3S lady," or sheng nu (leftover woman), is the biggest concern for female graduates in the city.

In Shanghai, a 3S lady is a single woman born in the 1970s who is stuck without a husband or family. Many are smart and successful, just not married. In China, it's widely believed that the ideal childbearing age for a woman is between 24-28. So those who have hit 30 are ?leftovers.?

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