The 4B Movement: A response to South Korea’s low birth rate (SinarDaily/16 Jan 2025)

Sinar Daily reports that the emergence of South Korea’s "4B Movement," where young women reject dating, marriage, and childbirth, highlights societal shifts contributing to the country’s record-low birth rate. Economic pressures, such as unaffordable housing and costly childcare, combined with workplace discrimination and incidents exposing misogyny, have intensified frustrations, shaping attitudes toward relationships and parenthood amid the ongoing demographic crisis.