'0.98 people.' Last year, Korea's total birth rate finally fell to zero. The number of babies a woman has in her life has fallen below one. It's the lowest level since birth statistics were created in 1970, so would it really be hard to wash and find children?

There is another desperate statistic. '4.7%.' The rate of parental leave used by parents who gave birth to children last year. Laws and institutions continue to improve, but in fact less than five in 100 people use it. Mama 11.9%, Dad 1.2% . Even 65% of users were working in large corporations or government agencies. (Statistics Source: 2019 National Statistical Office Daily Compatibility Index)

It's not the end here. Two out of 10 took parental leave and returned for more than a year. I have left or been fired. Arbitrarily or unintentionally, she was placed on career break after parental leave.
● I disappeared after writing a parental leave

After a parental leave to take care of a five-year-old child, when he returned to work, his 30-year-old father disappeared. The daddy's rosy parental leave depicted in movies and commercials was a thorny field. The smaller the company, the greater the courage needed to take legally guaranteed parental leave. After reinstatement, however, what I got in my hand was a lighter salary bag. To comfort myself with the time spent with the child, he is too shabby to be treated as a sinner in the company. "I expected that male parental leave would be difficult. But it was a social system encouraged by the government. Is this your confession alone?

● "Kim gave a parental leave" "What are you going to promote?"

Since then, men have reported that they have had a similar job due to parental leave. I was impressed by the reports that the manager-level employee, who had more than 60 employees, had moved to a special department because he had the first male parental leave. The reporter told me that I wasn't able to do this because of the job atmosphere that hurts people who use parental leave. I've been in my head for days.

● "To raise a child you need a whole village."

The issue of low birth and care in Korean society is not new. The word `` population cliff '' may be empty for young couples who endure each day with the feeling of clinging to a cliff. Who can point out young people who avoid childbirth due to high marching house prices, breathtaking labor intensity? Even after having a baby, I look back and look at so many backs.
Even if you already have an advanced country-level system, you can't use it. The smaller the company, the more difficult it is to fill the gap, and the parental leave party is also concerned about the burden on colleagues. Considering the reality of parenting without grandparents chances, it seems like the only option in the realities faced by couples is that they do not give birth at all.

With just a few statistics, we can guess what we're missing in a prolonged, low birth rate. It is the help of the community that does not rely only on the sacrifices of a couple who bear children, as much as some support and system. The solution of low fertility that doesn't work even if you spend billions of dollars may not be far away.