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South Korea's 'brave' stay-home fathers

By Jung Ha-Won in Seoul | China Daily | Updated: 2016-01-30 07:23

Not easy to do despite support from government

When Kim Jin-Sung applied for paternity leave to care for his two young children, the response from senior management at the company he worked for ranged from shock and disbelief to outright anger.

"They asked me hundreds of times if I was being serious," the 40-year-old, Seoul-based IT salesman says.

South Korea's 'brave' stay-home fathers

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