To address low birth rate’s roots in gender, Korea needs institutional overhaul (Hankyorek/25 Oct 2024)

Hankyoreh reports that economist Nancy Folbre, at the Asia Future Forum, attributed South Korea’s low birth rate crisis to rigid gender roles and intense job competition, which limit men’s family involvement and burden women with care work. She argues that addressing only child-rearing costs is insufficient without systemic reforms to balance gender roles and improve work-life support.