Anger as South Korea thinktank suggests girls start school earlier to raise birthrate

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Critics label as ‘absurd’ idea from government-backed thinktank as country seeks to address demographic crisis

South Korean elementary school students eat lunch. A government thinktank has suggested girls start school one year earlier to increase the country’s birthrate.South Korean elementary school students eat lunch. A government thinktank has suggested girls start school one year earlier to increase the country’s birthrate.

It added: “If there is a willingness to marry, then a willingness to date can certainly be assumed. However, that does not necessarily lead to successful dating. To improve this, policies that could be included in this category are those that arrange meetups, improve social skills, and support self-development to boost one’s attractiveness to the opposite sex.”

The criticism continued online. One user of the Naver platform said: “Are they really looking at people, at children, as reproductive tools? Disgusting.”

 

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