More Educated Women Have Less Chance of Getting Married

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More Educated Women Have Less Chance of Getting Married

New findings show that women with a higher level of education have a lower chance of getting married in Korea.
The Korea Development Institute released a study on the reasons for Korea's decreasing birth rate and found that the number of women delaying or foregoing marriage has been increasing steadily since the 1990s.

It found that higher education levels in women was partly responsible for the trend as women with more schooling had a lower chance of getting married by as much as 8 percent.

A bigger paycheck lowered the rate by another 45 percentage points.

Other factors such as the high cost of housing and children's education were also shown to make marriage less attractive, further lowering the marriage, and subsequently, birth rates.

 

Arirang News

 

http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200803/200803180006.html

 

VOCABULARY
forego (v) - To abstain from
subsequently (adv) - At a later time; afterwards

 

QUESTIONS
1. Do you agree that the more educated a woman is, the less chance she has of getting married? Why or why not?
2. What do you think is the relationship between education and marriage?
3. Do you think men who are more educated  also have less chance of getting married? Why or why not?
4. According to the article, what are the reasons why the number of women foregoing marriage has increased? Give other possible factors.

5. How does the Korean society treat women who have opted to stay single throughout their lives?