Anger as South Korea thinktank suggests girls start school earlier to raise birthrate
Critics label as ‘absurd’ idea from government-backed thinktank as country seeks to address demographic crisisA government thinktank in South Korea has sparked anger after suggesting that girls start primary school a year earlier than boys – a measure it claims could raise the country’s low birthrate.A report by analysts at the Korea Institute of Public Finance said that creating a one-year age gap between girls and boys at school would make them more attractive to each other by the time they reach marriageable age. Continue reading...
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Critics label as ‘absurd’ idea from government-backed thinktank as country seeks to address demographic crisis
A government thinktank in South Korea has sparked anger after suggesting that girls start primary school a year earlier than boys – a measure it claims could raise the country’s low birthrate.
A report by analysts at the Korea Institute of Public Finance said that creating a one-year age gap between girls and boys at school would make them more attractive to each other by the time they reach marriageable age. Continue reading...