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Report Says Men Account for Only 17 pct of Parental Leave Takers

SEOUL, Jun. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Men accounted for merely 17 percent of all parental leave takers in South Korea last year, a level seen as very low among the world’s major countries, a report said Friday. The report released by the Korean Committee for UNICEF said the utilization of paternity leave by employed South [...]

South Koreans Prefer to Adopt Girls: Study

SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Approximately 2 out of 3 domestic adoptees are girls, reflecting the current public sentiment in which girls are more popular among those looking to adopt. According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the number of girls who were adopted accounted for 68 percent of all adoptees last year. [...]