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More South Korean women opt to stay single

SEOUL : More South Korean women are staying away from marriages, opting to remain single, according to a study.

And among those who are married, more are choosing to stay childless.

Traditional attitudes toward family and marriages are changing rapidly in South Korea.

A recent survey conducted by Ewha University - an elite all-women's college in Seoul - reflected a shift in priorities.

Instead of marriage, more women now prefer to work towards social achievements and successful careers.

Last year, the number of marriages countrywide fell to its lowest level in more than three decades, while the nation's divorce rate hit a record high.

Of the 200 women surveyed, more than a third said they had no plans to tie the knot.

College student Choi Yoo Ri said: "In the past, it was compulsory for women to get married. But times have changed and these days, we have a choice to stay single if we want to."

For decades, Korean women's role has been mainly at home and even if they work, would be expected to quit after becoming a wife and mother.

But with more women entering the workforce and rising up the career ladder, they are reluctant to give it all up.

"If I have a job, and I am satisfied with what I am doing, I don't think it is necessary to get married," said Park In Ae, a college student.

And 33 percent of those surveyed said that even if they were to marry, there're no plans to raise a family.

The main reasons cited were economic difficulties and a lack of good baby-care centres in the country.

College student Kim Yeon Hwa said: "If I had a kid, who would look after the child? The baby-care centres are no good, and that's why many women want to emigrate overseas."

Sociologists are not surprised by the results of the study, as they say South Korea has joined the ranks of other Asian countries like Japan and Singapore, where the demographics show a similar trend.

And with an aging population and falling birth rates seen as worrying trends, some countries have gone so far as offering cash and tax incentives to encourage couples to marry and have babies.

So, it may be a matter of time before South Korea, too, starts to relook into its pro-family policies. - CNA

Full credit for story goes to: Channel News Asia, Singapore