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Click> The last search term is 'one out of four fathers on parental leave'.
As a result of a survey by the National Statistical Office, the number of people who started parental leave last year was 173,600, up 1% from the previous year in 2020.
Among them, the number of fathers increased by 8% to 41,900, while the number of mothers decreased by 1.1% to 131,700.
The share of fathers among those on parental leave has increased every year, and last year, one out of four fathers was a father.
71% of fathers on parental leave were employees of large companies with more than 300 employees.
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Only 3.2% of respondents belonged to companies with four or fewer employees, indicating a clear bias towards large companies.
In the case of mothers, 62.4% were working for companies with more than 300 employees.
Netizens responded, "This is still the reality of our country. There are reasons for risking one's life in large corporations.", "I think parental leave should be mandatory for all parents."