Leftover Women Quotes

“Li Fang is relieved that she found a husband just in the nick of time. The parents of the university graduate and former human resources manager in Beijing feared that their only daughter was getting old and might never be able to marry. Li worried that she would pass the 'best child-bearing age' and might no longer be able to give birth. She is 26."

-Leta Hong Fincher, "Leftover Women: The Resurgence of Gender Inequality in China”
― Leta Hong Fincher, Leftover Women: The Resurgence of Gender Inequality in China

“feminism allows for more possibilities as a person; it lets women see that we can make a different kind of choice”
― Leta Hong Fincher, Leftover Women: The Resurgence of Gender Inequality in China

“The very people the Chinese government would like to see having babies are highly educated urban women, who would be able to produce children with “superior” genetic make-up, and provide these children with the most nurturing environment possible.”
― Leta Hong Fincher, Leftover Women: The Resurgence of Gender Inequality in China