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Get the Full StoryQiu Hua Mei, a successful 34-year-old Beijing-based lawyer, is considered a "leftover women" a cultural phenomenon in China referring to educated women in their late 20s and 30s who are not married.

The phrase "sheng nu" or "leftover women" came into popularity a few years prior to the end of the one-child policy a policy from the Chinese government that prohibited families from having more than one child from 1980 to 2016.

Documentary filmmakers Shosh Shalm and Hilla Medalia wanted to highlight the pressure "leftover women" experience to get married and have children by following three women's stories.

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By many people's definitions of success, Qiu Hua Mei, 34, is a woman who has it all.

Working as a respected lawyer in Beijing, China, Hua Mei was the first in her village to get a formal university education and make it in a large metropolitan city. See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: People are still debating the pink or grey sneaker, 2 years after it went viral. Here's the real color explained.See Also:6 ways to cope with Valentine's Day right after a break-up, according to expertsA photographer captured how eerily empty Shanghai's normally bustling streets are amid the coronavirus outbreakLiving with an optimistic partner may lower your risk of dementia

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