抄録
The purpose of this article is to establish the effect of female university graduates' professional situation on marriage decision. In this perspective and to reveal the determinants of marriage decision I made four hypotheses and verified them by analyzing the result of a questionnaire survey. This questionnaire survey was conducted on female university graduates who graduated co-educational universities or women's universities (career colleges, liberal arts colleges, or both) aged from 28 to 38 in 2001.
The main findings were as follow: women who cannot establish a secured professional position postpone their marriage; women's social and professional independence has a direct effect on their marriage willingness. Consequently, it has become necessary to establish a policy that enables a stable professional career situation for these women.
