Leftover Women Take Over the Marriage Market

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December 19, 2018 a project of ServiceSpace No one should ever compromise the dignity of another human being. - Sarah Addison Allen - Leftover Women Take Over the Marriage Market In China, a woman who is unmarried by age 25 is considered a "leftover woman." She feels like an outsider, and in a culture with great respect for parents, she may feel like a failure. A group of such women went to the Marriage Market and put up large photos of themselves, and messages like "don't give up love for suitability" or expressing the wish not to marry. Their fundamental message is "Don't let pressure dictate your future." { read more } Be The Change What societal pressures do you face? How might you deal with that pressure in a positive way? COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News What It Means to Hold Space & 8 Tips to Do it Well One Teacher's Brilliant response to Columbine Are You Walking Through Life in an Underslept State? People Helped You Whether You Knew It Or Not When Someone Threw Coffee at My Face 6 Habits of Hope Do Not Lose Heart: We Were Made For These Times To Keep Company With Oneself DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 244,403 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More