That’s what happens when rampant Capitalism makes leisure time brief, dedication to work insane, and the cost of owning a house and raising children astronomical.
Capitalism leads to worrying about productivity, which might mean it is certain that women will be discriminated against because they are also expected to take on a caring role when it comes to looking after the very children that capitalism requires for economic growth.
idk… like yeah, capitalism definitely exacerbates the problem and it needs to go but I feel like if you could end capitalism tomorrow SK would still have a massive misogyny problem.
It’s just realistic. Koreans aren’t having sex anymore, their TFR is down to 0.72. That’s mind-bogglingly low.
That’s what happens when rampant Capitalism makes leisure time brief, dedication to work insane, and the cost of owning a house and raising children astronomical.
That, and also the current state of South Korean gender politics…
Capitalism leads to worrying about productivity, which might mean it is certain that women will be discriminated against because they are also expected to take on a caring role when it comes to looking after the very children that capitalism requires for economic growth.
idk… like yeah, capitalism definitely exacerbates the problem and it needs to go but I feel like if you could end capitalism tomorrow SK would still have a massive misogyny problem.