Welcome to the Girls’ Kaleidoscope podcast: multicultural women’s thoughts on marriage.
Our podcast focuses on the attitudes of women of different nationalities and ethnicities towards marriage in a multicultural context. Due to many factors such as history, culture and geography, marriage customs, age of marriage and attitudes towards marriage in the new age vary greatly from country to country, so look at our podcast and learn about the attitudes of women towards marriage in a multicultural context.
Episode 1: What is the younger generation of Chinese girls thinking?
In the episode 1, we would like to discuss the changing attitudes of Chinese women towards marriag. In recent years, we have observed on the internet that young women are becoming more and more vocal about not marrying and not having children, and the perception of young women seems to be changing from marrying late to not marrying. The declining marriage rate and increasing divorce rate in China seem to confirm this.
Since 2010, the average age of first marriage for Chinese women has been rapidly increasing, from 24.89 years old to 28.67 years old. Based on recent estimates of the average age of first marriage, the main force of marriage is the post-90s generation. Currently, as the new main body of marriage and childbearing, the post-90s and post-00s generations have grown and worked mostly in urban areas, have longer education periods, and face greater job competition, which has resulted in a significant delay in marriage and childbirth.
Episode 2: What is the current state of marriage in Japanese society?
In the episode 2, we would like to discuss the current state of marriage and childbirth in Japanese society. The situation of Japanese families has changed dramatically over the past 35 years. Just by looking at data on the “increase in working women”, “late marriage”, “low fertility rate” and “increase in the number of senior citizens”, it is easy to see how society has changed. In 2020, the number of people getting married in Japan will be 525,507, the lowest number since the post-war period. Along with these problems, there has been a dramatic change in people’s thinking. Japan, entering an era where marriage may not be necessary.
In episode 2, Yunrun and Yuxin will share our thoughts about the Janpanese marriage culture and we also invloved Dr. Sampson Lee Blair in our discussion.