Single women in China get additional 'dating leaves' to find love. Here's how Twitter reacted

When it comes to finding love, China is pretty accommodating. Except you have to be a woman and above 30 years old to leverage the 'benefit'

In Eastern China, unmarried women above the age of 30 have been offered additional time off by their employers, during the long public holiday period, giving them a chance to go out on dates. 

The announcement came during the Spring Festival that falls before Chinese New Year where two companies operating famous tourist attractions in the area. 

Instead of a week-long break that the country gets, the single female employees will be given some added 'dating leave' of 15 days.

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The two companies, so adamant on getting women married, apart from the leave will give the added benefit of a salary bonus to women who succeed in finding love and getting married before the year-end. 

One of the company justified to the local media that although the number of men and women are equal in the company, the female employees have lesser contact with the outside world. The organisation is considering to extend the policy in 2020.

Earlier in January, a middle school in the same area offered single, childless teachers to apply for 'love leave' twice, with the hope to find love. 

China looks down upon women as 'leftover women' who are 30 and yet unmarried. The country holds the belief that after the age of 25, the chances of women to attract the attention of men is lower. Simultaneously, women in China are pulling off marriages in order to put their focus on their careers. 

This move did not go down well with Twitterati, who believed it to be unequal and rather patriarchal. 

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