SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Among recipients of medical subsidies provided by the government, the number of men diagnosed with mental illnesses was more than double the number of women. The Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service carried out assessments of 389 medical institutions that charged hospitalization fees for psychiatric treatment to subsidy recipients [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Roughly 7 in 10 Korean men in their 30s are interested in getting married, while women are more interested in staying single. According to the Planned Population Federation of Korea’s survey of 1,000 single men and women in their 30s, 30 percent of women did not want to get [...]
SEOUL, July 31 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study revealed that the level of leisure satisfaction among South Koreans was the highest among women who support the idea of traditional gender roles in which men are the breadwinners and women are the homemakers. A majority of South Koreans, however, oppose traditional gender roles. Statistics Korea [...]
SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study has determined that the requirement of high duties and obligations is the primary cause of job stress that stimulates the suicide impulse among men. In contrast, women experience extreme stress primarily due to irrational organizational systems. A research team led by Jeon Sang-won, professor of psychiatry [...]
SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The happiest South Koreans last year were men living in the administrative city of Sejong, a big data analysis has revealed. Seoul National University Center for Happiness Studies and Kakao Corp. conducted a joint survey in which Sejong City scored the highest (5.43/10) on a happiness index among 17 [...]
SEOUL, April 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Single men and women have different reasons for putting off marriage or not getting married at all. The Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs conducted a survey of 947 singles between the ages of 19 and 49, 31 percent of whom said housing was the main reason for [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — With the newly amended legislation on equal employment, parents will now be able to simultaneously take paid parental leave starting on February 28. A recent study showed that a majority of male office workers are willing to take parental leave, reflecting improving perceptions towards parents raising children together. JobKorea, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — According to a recent survey, men and women in South Korea see different reasons for the recent increase in individuals who are deciding to remain single. According to a survey of 2,009 provincial residents conducted by the Gyeonggi Provincial Government, men chose the burden of childbirth and childcare, accounting [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Male cosmetics brands are focusing on communicating with Generation Z men, who will become power buyers in a few years. AmorePacific Corp., the nation’s No. 1 cosmetics company which launched its men’s makeup brand BeREADY on Friday, has been working hard to generate Generation Z fandom from the very [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The cosmetics industry is paying close attention to a surge in interest in makeup for generation Z men. It is noteworthy that AmorePacific Corp., the nation’s No. 1 cosmetics company, on Friday launched its first male makeup brand, BeREADY, 74 years after its foundation. One of the data sources [...]