SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — One out of two fathers in their 20s to 40s have considered moving or resigning because they found it hard to find a balance between work and life, according to a recent survey. According to an online survey conducted by the Planned Population Federation of Korea of 1,000 men [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The public perception of the traditional role of a married couple, where the husband makes money outside and wife takes care of family members at home, is fading. According to a survey of 2,000 adults conducted by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, 68.8 percent disagreed with [...]
SEOUL, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Middle-aged women who lack in conversation with their family members think of themselves as unhealthy, according to a new study. Prof. Kim Young-shik and researcher Kang Seo-young at Asan Medical Center released the results of their new study on Tuesday after a comprehensive analysis of the level of communication, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — An increasing number of South Korean singles are considering family background as an important quality to find a “perfect match”, while age difference is becoming less of an issue. Duo Human Life Research Institute conducted a survey of South Korean citizens between 25 and 39 years of age, asking [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — A new survey has found that for most people, the one last memory that they did not want to lose was of their “family members”, even if all else failed them if dementia were to strike. Memories of their children, especially, were what people wanted to remember the most [...]
SEJONG, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Fewer than half of South Koreans now put work before family, according to a new survey. Findings from this year’s social survey revealed that the figure for those who prioritize work over family had dropped below 50 percent for the first time since records began at Statistics Korea. The [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean retailers have moved quickly to create a favorable work environment for expecting and child-rearing mothers, including incentives for fathers, industry observers said Tuesday. Retail businesses have been fast movers in accommodating women who in most cases make up nearly half of their workforces. With the government encouraging [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – More South Koreans, noticeably young people and women, are putting less emphasis on traditional values such as family and marriage, a survey showed Thursday. The survey was conducted by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs (KIHASA) on people aged over 18 in 2006 and 2016. It showed [...]
SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean parents have spent more than half of their retirement savings in the past five years to foot the bill for the cost of their children’s weddings, a private think tank said Thursday. Samsung Life Retirement Research Center recently conducted a survey on 868 parents to find how [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) – May 8 was Parents’ Day in Korea. Korean culture has deep roots in Confucianism, and amongst them is filial piety: respecting and honoring one’s parents. However, this long-practiced culture is slowly but surely fading away. According to KWDI (Korean Women’s Development Institute) statistics regarding children’s support of their parents, [...]