A 2023 study(The impact of working hours on pregnancy intention in childbearing-age women in Korea, the country with the world’s lowest fertility rate by Taewook Kim) says Korea's notoriously long working hours are a key reason for the country's lowest fertility rate, as women struggle to balance careers and kids.
Korea: Work culture is crushing birth rates
Korea: Work culture is crushing birth rates
Korea: Work culture is crushing birth rates
A 2023 study(The impact of working hours on pregnancy intention in childbearing-age women in Korea, the country with the world’s lowest fertility rate by Taewook Kim) says Korea's notoriously long working hours are a key reason for the country's lowest fertility rate, as women struggle to balance careers and kids.