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Why does the north have such a low birth rate? I thought this was a phenomena exhibited by women's rights/education and increase in wealth. All of which the nor

• oblio 6y ago
  Don't women have equal rights in the North? Almost all other Communist states did this right, despite their many other flaws.
  • lasagnaphil 6y ago
    On paper (in law) and in national policy, women's rights advanced a lot faster than South Korea (for example, in inheritance and marriage/divorce laws.) In practice, although it is hard to know extensively because of the secrecy of the nation, it's studied that there are still some economical/cultural inequalities (although North Korea's human rights for both sexes isn't isn't really a thing to show off overall...) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_North_Korea https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_North_Korea
    • oblio 6y ago
      Well, I wouldn't be completely surprised. In dictatorships there's the official doctrine and there's "do whatever the dictator tells us to do". Many of the recent advances in human rights are from people protesting, convincing other people that their plight is real, and slowly turning the tide. In dictatorships this doesn't happen for obvious reasons so social progress can be frozen by 1 person or maybe a 1 group for decade after decade. Similar story from Romania, where I'm from. Not necessarily with women's rights, but with other kinds of human rights.