Jakarta –
A South Korean couple’s lifestyle is changing due to the looming sexual recession. For example, Choi Jung-hee, a recently married office worker, is reluctant to have children.
“My life and my husband’s are the main ones,” she said, a The Guardianquoted on Sunday (11/27/2022).
She admits that she often hears statements about how happy she is when she has children. However, Choi Jung-hee’s intention of not having children or not having children is even higher because she also calls the burden of growing up too big.
“We want a happy life together, and while people say that having children can bring us happiness, it also means that many times we may feel like giving up,” she continued.
Changing lifestyles
The data showing the change in the lifestyle of South Korean couples can also be seen from the data on the percentage of families with one child. The total exceeded 40%.
Not only that, the number of marriages hit an all-time low, dropping to 193,000 last year.
“In a country where half the population now believes marriage is not a necessity. Some, especially women, prioritize personal freedom and willfully rule out marriage altogether.”
Even so, the culture of women expected to fully become housewives is still high in South Korea. This is also due to South Korea’s gender pay gap, which is the worst in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD ).
The country is ranked at the bottom of the Economist’s glass ceiling index, which measures where women have the best and worst chance of equal treatment at work, for 10 consecutive years.
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