Seoul: Koreans rage at “Pregnant Women’s Guidelines”: New York Times
The New York Times reported on January 12 (local time)
“Pregnant Women’s Guidelines” in Seoul:
Recently, the Seoul Pregnancy and Childbirth Information Center has posted a guideline for pregnant women on its website.
Koreans are angry because of sexist content.
Website article:
Seoul City Pregnancy and Childbirth Information Center website
A sentence introduced as “Matters that women in the 35th week of pregnancy should check before giving birth” was posted.
For husbands who are unfamiliar with cooking, prepare 3 or 4 kinds of prepared side dishes,
Check the remaining amount of toilet paper, toothpaste, toothbrush, soap, detergent,
Anger arose in the “sexist content”.
This content was posted in 2019, but it is said that it has recently attracted attention.
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Seoul’s Advice to Pregnant Women: Cook, Clean and Stay Attractive
The guidelines, published on a government website,
have drawn a backlash from people who called them symbolic of anachronistic views in a patriarchal country.
Jan. 12, 2021
Before giving birth, check that your family has sufficient toilet paper.
Prepare ready-made meals for your husband, who surely “is not good at cooking.”
Tie up your hair, “so that you don’t look disheveled” even as you go without a bath.
And after the baby arrives, keep a “small-size” dress in sight — you’ll need motivation not to take that extra bite.
These words of advice, offered to pregnant women by the authorities in Seoul,
have created a backlash in South Korea, where the government can ill afford to fumble as it desperately tries to compel women to have more babies and reverse the world’s lowest birthrate.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/12/world/asia/korea-pregnant-women-advice-seoul.amp.html