Thanks to Rick for sending this translated piece to me! He received it from Young Joo Kim, Assistant Program Officer, The Asia Foundation, Seoul.
Donga Ilbo, October 8th, 2007
Donga Ilbo, October 8th, 2007
‘Increased Number of Unwed Mothers Raising the Child on their Own’
According to Korea Women’s Development Institute(KWDI) the rate for single moms hoping to raise the child on their own increased up to 31.7% from 12.1% in 1998 and 5.8% in 1984. Ae Ran Won’s director Han Sangsoon says the number of mothers choosing to bring up over adoption has increased by more than 10 % during the past 5 years.
The decrease in the number of adoptees and single-parented children among these adoptees also shows the increase in the mothers’ efforts to bring up their own children. According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare(MOHW), the number of adoptees both domestic and overseas is consistently going down, from 4,600 in 1990, 4,046 in 2000, 3,899 in 2004, and 3,562 in 2006. Among these adoptees the percentage of single-parented children has also gone down to 80% in 1990 to 60% after 2000.
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wow that is interesting. also very interesting – the almost complete absence of fathers in this article…