One in 5 married ladies with youngsters skilled profession interruptions this yr, authorities knowledge confirmed Thursday, marking the bottom stage largely resulting from change in social notion and improved work–life steadiness insurance policies.
The variety of married ladies aged 15 to 54 residing with youngsters underneath the age of 18 who left the workforce had stood at 885,000 as of April, down 85,000 from a yr earlier, in line with knowledge from the Ministry of Knowledge and Statistics.
The ratio of married ladies who skilled profession breaks got here to 21.3 %, down 1.4 proportion factors from a yr earlier, the bottom stage since related knowledge was first compiled in 2014.
The ministry attributed the decline to rising financial participation amongst ladies and numerous authorities insurance policies supporting childbirth and baby care.
Nevertheless, the ministry famous that profession interruptions had been extra frequent amongst married ladies with extra youngsters and amongst these with youthful youngsters.
By the age of the kid, the variety of ladies with youngsters aged six or youthful got here to 461,000, in contrast with 133,000 for these with youngsters aged 13 to 17.
By variety of youngsters, the career-break price was 20.2 % amongst ladies with one baby, 22.3 % for these with two youngsters and 23.9 % for these with three or extra.
Among the many ladies who left their jobs, 44.3 % cited child-rearing as their major motive, the info confirmed. One other 24.2 % stopped working upon marriage, whereas 24.4 % attributed their determination to being pregnant and childbirth.
Korea has been grappling with a persistent decline in its delivery price, as an growing variety of younger persons are selecting to delay or keep away from marriage and parenthood. To encourage marriage and enhance the fertility price, the federal government has expanded numerous advantages and help for baby care.
In 2024, the overall fertility price, the typical variety of youngsters a girl is anticipated to have in her lifetime, rebounded for the primary time in 9 years, reaching 0.75.
