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...

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...