housework

One possible source of domestic tension: Women often still handle more of the housework and child care, even when they are breadwinners.

A nationwide survey in 2023 found that a third of Korean adults have either no one to ask for help with housework or speak to when feeling sad.

Menice's eyes fill with tears as she tells us how he used to help her with the housework.

During her trip she stayed with families helping with housework in return for a place to stay.

She told the BBC how her father, who quit his job at 40 to take over household duties while her mother continued working, quickly realised that housework was no easy task.