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> The repercussions of the so-called “birth strike” have been severe for the country. For three consecutive years, the country has had the lowest fertility rate
by Tade0 4y ago
> The repercussions of the so-called “birth strike” have been severe for the country. For three consecutive years, the country has had the lowest fertility rate in the world, with an average of 0.78 children per woman.
How much of that can be attributed to the birth strike considering South Korea's fertility rate started its latest downward spiral in 2016 and two out of those three years had heavily-enforced lockdowns?
Over here the government passed draconian anti-abortion laws, but that didn't have an immediate effect. Other things, like economic uncertainty were the main driver.
- fauxpause_ 4y agoBasically none.
- mfcl 4y agoYeah, I'm not convinced this is making a difference. No number or any kind of clue about the size of the movement was given.
- baidifnaoxi 4y agoAgree, this movement seems almost non-existent. Seems like SK is more suffering from an overwork culture that leaves little time for anything outside of work. Fastest way to destroy fertility rate is wage slavery.
- Tade0 4y agoI talked at length once with a person whose husband is a South Korean who moved to Europe. By her account he's happy here, because the work hours in South Korea are properly insane by European standards and he enjoys having so much free time now.
- implements 4y ago> Over here the government passed draconian anti-abortion laws, but that didn't have an immediate effect. Other things, like economic uncertainty were the main driver. Female people’s wombs don’t belong to the State. It shouldn’t be conscripting women into pregnancy to shore up the population, that’s pretty dehumanising (never mind sexist).
- 29083011397778 4y ago> started its latest downward spiral in 2016 and two out of those three years had heavily-enforced lockdowns Blaming lockdowns for Korea's low fertility rate seems... surface level at best. It was hardly just Korea that had lockdowns, though getting used to no dating, sex, marriage, or children may have helped this movement.