Single Women Socially Unaccepted

By Suparna Chakaraborthy

Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 15:17

No matter how modern our society has become, in some aspects we still hold on to our old thoughts and women as always is the target.

Single women still remain, the gossip target and are looked down upon. Researchers of University of Missouri have found that although there has been an increase in the number of single women, the familial and societal messages given to women who are not married by their 30"s remained.

It has been noticed that unmarried women"s social environment is made unfavorable by parent, relatives and others.

“This pressure was manifested in women feeling highly visible and invisible. Heightened visibility came from feelings of exposure and invisibility came from assumptions made by others," confirm the researchers.

It has been noticed that women between the age bracket of 25-35 face social stigma the most. This reveals that fact that being single is more acceptable before age 25. Beyond that age, they feel more scrutinized by friends, family members and others.

Ganong, one of the researchers said: “Mainstream media also enforce these ideas. For example, shows like 'Sex and the City," which portray female protagonists who are hyper-focused on finding men, and end with the majority of those characters getting married, are popular."