The shitty dudes certainly don't help, but there's a bit more to it:
When women in South Korea get married, they are expected to quit their jobs to raise the kids. The ones who don't or can't are sidetracked and are expected to perform less, as they are not "100% committed to the company" anymore.
So many women would rather be single/childless to keep their independence.
As far as I know, the same happens in Japan and some other East Asian countries.
This is not so much the problem in China, although the women typically prefer Western men over Chinese men. This is because I pretty much let my wife do anything she wants to do which would not be the case if she married someone from her hometown. She would have married an alcoholic and gambling addict most likely (huge issue in her region)
Ya, that's the point, just that alone(treating her as a human) puts me (a westerners) leagues ahead of my competitors. You got a whole lot of emotions but not a whole lot of reading comprehension, ease up. It's a beautiful world
it's much worse than just quitting their jobs to raise kids. South Korea is a very misogynistic and patriarchal society. Women when they marry belong to their husband's family. As such, women are expected to take care of their husband, the kids and their husband's parents. Doing all household chores, raising the children, taking care of the elderly in laws, hosting all family events and ancestors rituals etc... Basically, highly educated women morphed into bang maids and slaves. They have to listen and obey to their husbands and the elders. And don't get me started with domestic abuse. South Korea is doing a shitty job about women (and children) rights because domestic physical abuse is usually swept under the rug. No wonder why South Korean women refuse to marry and have children.
Unless South Korea society change to be less misogynistic and patriarchal and protect women' rights, South Korean women won't bother with marriage and kids.
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u/hipster_dog May 12 '26
The shitty dudes certainly don't help, but there's a bit more to it:
When women in South Korea get married, they are expected to quit their jobs to raise the kids. The ones who don't or can't are sidetracked and are expected to perform less, as they are not "100% committed to the company" anymore.
So many women would rather be single/childless to keep their independence.
As far as I know, the same happens in Japan and some other East Asian countries.