Nobel economist links South Korea’s birthrate crisis to women’s housework burden (KoreaHerald/20 Feb 2025)

The Korea Herald reports that Nobel-winning economist Claudia Goldin attributes South Korea’s fertility crisis to outdated gender roles at home. Despite economic modernization, women still handle nearly three more hours of housework daily than men. Goldin argues that financial incentives alone cannot fix the issue, as rigid workplace norms and low paternity leave uptake leave women carrying the childcare burden, making parenthood less viable.