# South Africa's Single Ladies Delay Marriage

South Africa has been experiencing a rise in the marriage age for women, with 32 being the median age for first timers, up from 30 five years ago. It's part of a global trend in developed nations, where women's educational attainment and income are rising along with the age of the average bride. VOA's Anita Powell meets with Johannesburg's growing ranks of women who say that they're not against the institution of marriage but won't settle for less just to settle down.

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- Kind: Short
- Year: 2020
- Runtime: 2 min
- By: VOA Africa
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:South_Africa%27s_Single_Ladies_Delay_Marriage.webm)
- Licence or status: Public domain (as the archive states it)
- Credit: VOA Africa
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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