South Korea is facing a demographic time bomb. The nation is grappling with the world’s lowest fertility rate and a rapidly aging population, which threaten its very future. The unfolding crisis mirrors a global trend that’s hitting East Asia hardest, forcing a reckoning between tradition and modern day realities for women. The choices South Korea makes now might provide a path for others to follow.
00:00 Intro of South Korea’s birth rate problem
01:57 Government-run matchmaking event
02:24 Where South Korea stands
02:45 Why young people avoid marriage and childbirth
04:25 How they got here
06:28 Gender equality plays a role
08:22 The wider global trend
09:07 What’s next?
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