What is strange about the Chinese situation is that top women are not chosen _despite an oversupply of men_. You can't make the same argument about there being an oversupply of positions for PhDs. The article itself says there are "limited academic positions," and who would expect a company to hire a PhD when an MBA would suffice? What PhD would feel satisfied with a job an MBA could handle?
This analogy sort of works because despite what we see in media, men aren't typically the choosers when it comes to relationships, especially when there's an oversupply.
In this case PhDs, like women, aren't choosing to settle either.
