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[Real Reality]

Half of Working Mothers Quit Jobs Over Childcare
Almost one out of two working mothers gives up their job after having their first child, mainly due to time constraints and the difficulty of juggling a career, childcare and housework, a survey showed. It indicated that giving birth is one of main reasons why working moms are not able to continue their careers.
By Kim Cheong-won, Korea Times (March 22, 2006)
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/200603/kt2006032217221468040.htm

What about when the children are in school? Do many mothers still not have a full-time job? What do mothers do all day when the school aged children are in school or at the academy (�п� hogwan)? How many years can fathers take off from work after the birth of a child? Which one would you prefer to do: 1. stay at home, take care of your child, and clean some of the apartment or 2. go out in the early morning to work five days a week to a job you may or may not like?

[Mashimaro]

why aren't there more, reasonably priced childcare facilities.
Sounds like a great business opportunity seeing the market is
obviously there

[Real Reality]

1 in 3 married women rejects motherhood
The report said that couples avoid having more children because of high education and childcare expenses.

A whopping 61.2 percent of women quit their jobs just before or after marriage and half of working women stopped working after delivering their first child.
By Jin Hyun-joo, Korea Herald (March 23, 2006)
http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2006/03/23/200603230035.asp

So, some women get engaged and stop working. How many men get engaged and stop working?