women in Asia

Numbers and facts extracted from various news articles and websites:

- In China, the gender imbalance for newborns is currently at about 117 to 100, and as high as 130 to 100 in Guangdong and Hainan. That means, in 20 years, when these babies become adults, there will be 117 men for every 100 women. Japan Times

- Japan's estimated 2004 fertility rate is 1.38 children per woman. CIA Factbook

- Around 40 percent of South Korean women are single at 30, compared to 14 percent twenty years ago. SFGate.com

- In Taiwan, the divorce rate is estimated at 25-30%, which is twice as much as it was 10 years ago. Interestingly, divorce laws in Taiwan were changed in 1985; previously, men had exclusive rights to their wives' property and personal belongings. MercuryNews.com