More and more better-educated women are destined to lead their lives as spinsters, a conference was told yesterday.
More women are entering tertiary studies than men, making it more difficult to fulfil their dream of finding a better-qualified husband, said legislator and Hong Kong University social work department head Dr Law Chi-kwong.
Less than 20 per cent of men would marry a better-qualified partner and 60 per cent had higher degrees than their wives, he said.
At Hong Kong University, 55 per cent of entrants since 1991 had been female and a 70 per cent proportion was reached at Chinese University 10 years ago.
'If a female university student cannot find a future husband while at university, the chance of ever finding one will drop substantially after graduation,' said Dr Law.
A study conducted five years ago found 30 per cent of women with university qualifications had not married, said Dr Law.