Women's career interruptions and the declining fertility rate in South Korea

Duksang Cho and Jungmin Han

No 132, KDI Focus from Korea Development Institute (KDI)

Abstract: In South Korea, more women are postponing or forgoing childbirth due to concerns about career interruption. Their conscious decision to refrain from motherhood is estimated to be responsible for about 40% of the decrease in the fertility rate. In the face of the world's lowest fertility rate, Korea needs to overhaul its policies to better support work-life balance, enabling parents to maintain their careers while raising children.

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.22740/kdi.focus.e.2024.132

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