SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent government study has unveiled significant economic disparities between men and women in South Korea, particularly when it comes to marriage and parenthood. The analysis, conducted by Statistics Korea, focused on the socioeconomic characteristics of adults aged 25 to 39, shedding light on how marital status and children affect [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea saw an increase in the average first-marriage age last year, with men marrying at an average age of 33.7 and women at 31.3, up from a year ago. The number of first marriages declined, while the number of single-person households increased. On Wednesday, the Ministry of Gender [...]
SEOUL, July 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Half of South Korean men are single without having been married before, while 1 in 3 women are also single, data showed Tuesday. According to a report released by Statistics Korea, there were 192,000 marriages in South Korea last year, a drop of 103,000 cases since 1970. The crude [...]
SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Men waiting to join the military and women pursuing their studies had the highest level of perceived gender conflict, a government study has shown. Notably, the perception of gender conflict among women negatively affected their intention to have children. The joint study by the Ministry of Gender Equality and [...]
SEOUL, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean cosmetics industry is increasing its focus on products for men due to the growing number of men wearing makeup. B.READY, a men’s cosmetics brand under Amorepacific Corp., has consistently achieved double-digit growth since its establishment in 2019. Last month, the brand’s sales were 173 percent higher than [...]
SEOUL, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean male and female adults usually have sex for the first time between the ages of 20 and 24, a survey showed Tuesday. The Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs conducted a nationwide survey of 3,193 adults between the ages of 19 and 59, with 65.9 percent [...]
SEOUL, March 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Money spent on one’s significant other for birthdays and anniversaries has jumped in the last 12 months, a survey showed Wednesday. Matchmaking agency Gayeon conducted a survey of 1,000 single men and women between 25-39 years of age, with respondents spending an average of 280,300 won (US$211) on their [...]
SEOUL, March 1 (Korea Bizwire) — A spouse’s looks are important to divorced men and women, for different reasons, a poll showed Tuesday. Matchmaking agency Only You conducted a survey of 528 divorced men and women, in which 36.4 percent of male respondents cared about their spouse’s looks because it helped them “maintain the relationship.” [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — There are many posts complaining about reverse discrimination against men on Blind, an anonymous community app for the workplace, a women’s think tank said Tuesday. The Korea Women’s Development Institute categorized and analyzed 2,672 organizational culture-related comments posted on the Blind app during the period from August 2021 to [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean men have become more obese over the past 13 years due to drinking and lack of exercise, a government report showed Friday. The percentage of males aged 19 and over who have body mass indexes (BMIs) of 25 kilograms per square meter or over reached 44.8 percent [...]