Status of female:
In the east women are still regarded as those who would sacrifice professional life and career in favour of rearing children (yes, just like cattle) and taking care of the family. This is one of the psyches of the East that is not prevalent in the West. A female in the west is free to decide her priorities and something as basic as when to marry or even bear children. The same luxury or right has to be fought for and often not granted to the women in the East.