
Trailer | Leftover Women
Preview: Season 21 Episode 9 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Modern Chinese women juggle love life with careers in a society that frowns on singlehood.
Leftover Women follows three successful Chinese women who, despite thriving careers, are still labeled sheng nu, a derogatory term in China to describe educated, professional women in their mid-20s and '30s who are not married. As they search for “Mr. Right,” they struggle to stay true to their ambitions, while dealing with pressure from families, friends, and governmental stigma.
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Trailer | Leftover Women
Preview: Season 21 Episode 9 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Leftover Women follows three successful Chinese women who, despite thriving careers, are still labeled sheng nu, a derogatory term in China to describe educated, professional women in their mid-20s and '30s who are not married. As they search for “Mr. Right,” they struggle to stay true to their ambitions, while dealing with pressure from families, friends, and governmental stigma.
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Clip: S21 Ep9 | 2m 18s | A Chinese woman meets a matchmaker who has blunt advice about her marriage prospects. (2m 18s)
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