Money, patriarchal culture stand in the way of Korean men taking child care leave: study
Social affairsMay 22, 2018
Kim Dae-seon has been on his second paternity leave since October last year. The civil servant has two children, aged 7 and 2. “I didn’t initially intend to take child care leave for my second child,” he told The Korea Herald. “But he was injured during birth, and he still needs to visit a medical clinic every day. So my wife decided to go back to work, and I decided to stay at home and care for him.” While he thoroughly enjoys his time with his children, he says that not getting monthly paychec