Female job applicants in China, which is trying to raise its birthrate, have long been discriminated against by employers who ask about their marriage and childbearing plans.

And because housing accounts for the largest share of household wealth among Chinese families ... s name well before her daughter had even started talking about getting married. To ensure that her ...

A Chinese company is still facing backlash after asking single employees between 28 and 58 to get married and have a family or lose jobs According to the company that has since retracted the memo ...

A Chinese company, Shuntian Chemical Group ... The notice instructed all single or divorced employees aged 28-58 to get married by September 30, 2025. Employees failing to meet this deadline ...

A Chinese company rolled back a policy threatening ... It continued, "If you cannot get married and establish a family by the third quarter, the company will terminate your labor contract.

China’s marriage rate is in steep decline. There were 6.1 million marriage registrations nationwide in 2024, down from 7.7 ...

Ghost marriages, an ancient Chinese tradition, unite the dead in matrimony to ensure harmony and family honour. Rooted in ...

The announcement came amid the Chinese government's ongoing push to encourage younger generations to get married and have children in order to counter the country's declining birth rate.

Declining interest in getting married and starting a family has long ... feel insecure about their long-term prospects. But for Chinese authorities, boosting interest in marriage and baby-making ...

the declining marriage rate doesn't mean youths don't want to get married. In fact, compared with Western countries, the number of unmarried people in China is relatively low. Since most Chinese ...

Requiring job applicants to declare their marital and childbearing status has long been seen as a way for Chinese employers to avoid hiring women who plan to get married or have children in the ...