Majority of Indian Women are Single; Why?

By siliconindia   |   Saturday, 17 December 2011, 17:04 IST   |    52 Comments
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2. Work comes first:
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The fast growing economy, the competitive world of the corporates and a constant battle between male counterparts for higher posts have made Indian women put work before marriage. Educated, well focused women prioritize their career over marriage and say that marriage can still wait. Intellectual, well-read women, after all, now realize that marriage is not a fairy tale. Security of the job has become very important. Some of the other reasons are - Inflated egos and problems to compromise has become a serious issue among women. Marriage which comes as package with many compromises is not well accepted by women these days and many end up in divorces as well. Some women are turning out to be workaholics as well.