
Korea Herald
Koreans who say moms should stay at home now in the minority
The Korea Herald
May 18, 2026
02:46 AM
More Koreans now oppose the idea that mothers should stay home to care for their children than support it, a regular government-affiliated survey showed Monday. Some 34.1 percent of respondents disagreed with the view that “mothers should care for children at home,” slightly higher than the 33.8 percent who agreed, according to a report by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs. The remaining 32.1 percent said they were neutral. The KIHASA report was based on last year’s survey of 7,3
