SEOUL, June 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Women’s burden of domestic work, such as cleaning and childcare, continues even into old age, an analysis of data showed Tuesday. Statistics Korea analyzed the lifecycle deficit using the newly-developed NTTA (National Time Transfer Accounts) statistics. The analysis revealed that the younger generation, aged 0 to 14, had a [...]
SEOUL, June 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of users of mobile apps that take responsibility for household chores such as cleaning, laundry and various errands is on the rise, data showed Monday. According to industry tracker WiseApp, the number of people who installed lifestyle service apps increased from around 1.2 million in April 2020 [...]
SEOUL, June 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The value of household chores grew nearly 36 percent in 2019 from five years earlier, with men’s participation in such work rising amid an increase in one-person households and double income families, data showed Monday. The value of household work, such as child care, meal preparations and cleaning, came [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Amid a new trend dubbed ‘con-premium,’ a compound word of ‘convenience’ and ‘premium’, the outsourcing of household chores is being highlighted. Hyundai Card, a leading credit card issuer in South Korea, compiled purchasing data at 20 stores offering home services over the past three years, and the number of [...]