Sixteen-thousand fathers left the workforce last year to raise children, but women are still bear a vast majority of parenting responsibility.
Korea's income tax rates for families with children lag behind other OECD countries, hindering financial stability. Lawmakers propose tax reforms and incentives to boost the country's declining birthrate.
Ha Jeong-hun, the author of the bestselling parenting book, “Beep-Boop, Beep-Boop 119 Pediatrics,” focuses on parents rather than children regarding child rearing.
The shift in views towards their children is affecting the sex ratio of the newborns. The number of male births over 100 female births reached a new low last year at 104.7, according to Statistics Korea.
Parents of infants in Korea will receive more money from the government starting next year.
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