#NoMarriage movement: South Korean women reject societal pressures to marry and have kids

YouTube channel SOLOdarity

YouTube channel SOLOdarity Source: YouTube

South Korea’s societal pressures to get married and have children have been rejected by many Korean women, resulting in a significant decrease in marriage rates.


According to ABC News, last year, 257,600 marriages were registered, compared to 305,500 in 2014, prompting the Korean government to make various attempts to get more women to marry and have kids.

ABC News reports that Seoul YouTubers Jung Se-young and Baeck Ha-na, unmarried, child-free activists, are leading the call to normalise the decisions of Korean women not to get married or have children with their channel.

They discuss government intervention and share what life is like for a "bi-hon" - someone who chooses not to marry or have children - through their YouTube channel SOLOdarity, and their movement #NoMarriage are making headlines.


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