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Korea performs well in some measures of well-being in the Better Life Index. Korea ranks above the average in civic engagement, education and skills, personal security, jobs and earnings, but below average in income and wealth, subjective well-being, environmental quality, health status, social connections, and work-life balance.
Money, while it cannot buy happiness, is an important means to achieving higher living standards. In Korea, the average household net-adjusted disposable income per capita is USD 19 510 a year, less than the OECD average of USD 25 908 a year. But there is a considerable gap between the richest and poorest – the top 20% of the population earn nearly six times as much as the bottom 20%.
In terms of employment, 64% of people aged 15 to 64 in Korea have a paid job, slightly below the OECD employment average of 65%. Some 75% of men are in paid work, compared with 54% of women.
Good education and skills are important requisites for finding a job. In Korea, 82% of adults aged 25-64 have completed upper secondary education, higher than the OECD average of 75%. This is truer of men than women, as 87% of men have successfully completed high-school compared with 78% of women. Korea is a top-performing country in terms of the quality of its educational system. The average student scored 542 in reading literacy, maths and science in the OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). This score is higher than the OECD average of 497 making Korea one of the strongest OECD countries in students' skills. On average in Korea, girls outperformed boys by 1 point, less than average OECD gender gap of 8 points.
In terms of health, life expectancy at birth in Korea is 81 years, one year higher than the OECD average of 80 years. Life expectancy for women is 85 years, compared with 78 for men. The level of atmospheric PM10 – tiny air pollutant particles small enough to enter and cause damage to the lungs – is 30.3 micrograms per cubic meter in large urban areas, considerably higher than the OECD average of 20.1 micrograms per cubic meter. Korea also performs below the OECD average in terms of water quality, as 78% of people say they are satisfied with the quality of their water, compared with an OECD average of 81%.
Concerning the public sphere, there is a moderate sense of community and high levels of civic participation in Korea, where 72% of people believe that they know someone they could rely on in time of need, less than the OECD average of 88%, and the lowest figure in the OECD. Voter turnout, a measure of citizens' participation in the political process, was 76% during recent elections; this figure is higher than the OECD average of 68%. Social and economic status can affect voting rates; voter turnout for the top 20% of the population is estimated at nearly 100% and for the bottom 20% it is an estimated 71%, a much larger difference than the OECD average gap of 13 percentage points, , and points to shortcomings in the political mobilisation of the worst-off.
In general, Koreans are slightly less satisfied with their lives than the OECD average. When asked to rate their general satisfaction with life on a scale from 0 to 10, Koreans gave it a 5.8 grade, lower than the OECD average of 6.6.
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Housing – Korea expand
Key Findings
Living in satisfactory housing conditions is one of the most important aspects of people's lives. Housing is essential to meet basic needs, such as shelter, but it is not just a question of four walls and a roof. Housing should offer a place to sleep and rest where people feel safe and have privacy and personal space; somewhere they can raise a family. All of these elements help make a house a home. And of course there is the question whether people can afford adequate housing.
Housing costs take up a large share of the household budget and represent the largest single expenditure for many individuals and families, by the time you add up elements such as rent, gas, electricity, water, furniture or repairs. In Korea, households on average spend 16% of their gross adjusted disposable income on keeping a roof over their heads, the lowest level in the OECD, where the average is 18%.
In addition to housing costs it is also important to examine living conditions, such as the average number of rooms shared per person and whether households have access to basic facilities. The number of rooms in a dwelling, divided by the number of persons living there, indicates whether residents are living in crowded conditions. Overcrowded housing may have a negative impact on physical and mental health, relations with others and children's development. In addition, dense living conditions are often a sign of inadequate water and sewage supply. In Korea, the average home contains 1.4 rooms per person, less than the OECD average of 1.8 rooms per person. In terms of basic facilities, 95.8% of people in Korea live in dwellings with private access to an indoor flushing toilet, less than the OECD average of 97.6%.
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Income – Korea expand
Key Findings
While money may not buy happiness, it is an important means to achieving higher living standards and thus greater well-being. Higher economic wealth may also improve access to quality education, health care and housing.
Household net-adjusted disposable income is the amount of money that a household earns each year after taxes and transfers. It represents the money available to a household for spending on goods or services. In Korea, the average household net-adjusted disposable income per capita is USD 19 510 a year, lower than the OECD average of USD 25 908.
Household financial wealth is the total value of a household's financial worth, such as money or shares held in bank accounts. In Korea, the average household net financial wealth per capita is estimated at USD 29 091, lower than the OECD average of USD 67 139. While the ideal measure of household wealth should also include non-financial assets (e.g. land and dwellings), such information is currently available for only a small number of OECD countries, and is not included here.
Despite a general increase in living standards across OECD countries over the past fifteen years, not all people have benefited from this to the same extent. In Korea, the average net-adjusted disposable income of the top 20% of the population is an estimated USD 38 799 a year, whereas the bottom 20% live on an estimated USD 7 004 a year.
For more information on estimates and years of reference, see FAQ section and BLI database.
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Jobs – Korea expand
Key Findings
Having a job brings many important benefits, including: providing a source of income, improving social inclusion, fulfilling one's own aspirations, building self-esteem and developing skills and competencies. In Korea, about 64% of the working-age population aged 15 to 64 has a paid job. This figure is slightly lower than the OECD employment average of 65%. Employment rates are generally higher for individuals with a higher level of education; in Korea an estimated 77% of individuals with at least a tertiary education have a paid job, compared with an estimated 44% for those without an upper secondary education. This 33 percentage point difference is slightly lower than the OECD average of 34 percentage points.
Women are still less likely than men to participate in the labour market. In Korea, 54% of women have jobs. This is less than the OECD average of 58% and much less than the 75% employment rate of men in Korea. This 21 percentage point gender difference is much higher than the OECD average of 15 percentage points and suggests employment opportunities for women could be improved.
Unemployed persons are defined as those who are not currently working but are willing to do so and actively searching for work. Long-term unemployment can have a large negative effect on feelings of well-being and self-worth and result in a loss of skills, further reducing employability. In Korea, the percentage of the labour force that has been unemployed for a year or longer is currently at 0.01%, the lowest rate in the OECD where the average long-term unemployment rate is 2.8%. There is little difference on average between men and women in the OECD area when it comes to long-term unemployment. This is true in Korea, where the long-term unemployment rate for men and women is the same.
The wages and other monetary benefits that come with employment are an important aspect of job quality. Koreans earn USD 36 354 per year on average, slightly more than the OECD average of USD 36 118. Not everyone earns that amount however. In all OECD countries, men still earn more than women, with an average wage gap of 15.5%. In Korea, men earn 36.6% more than women. Also, whereas the top 20% of the population earn an estimated USD 51 137, the bottom 20% live on an estimated USD 17 950 per year.
Another essential factor of employment quality is job security. Workers facing a high risk of job loss are more vulnerable, especially in countries with smaller social safety nets. In Korea, workers face a 3.2% chance of losing their job, lower than the OECD average of 5.4%.
For more information on estimates and years of reference, see FAQ section and BLI database.
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Job World
Korea Job World is a job centre in the city of Seongnam-si in Gyeonggi-do province, providing career guidance to the public, and young people in particular. It offers visitors a unique opportunity to explore and experience various occupations and career opportunities in an interactive way. It is designed to help people obtain a realistic view about possible professional choices and prospects, and to give career advice based on individual interests and aptitude.
Visitors are guided through three main halls: The World Hall, Job Experience Hall, and the Career Design Hall. The World Hall offers images and descriptions about typical occupations and their employment trends, while the Job Experience Hall (mainly aimed at children and youth) enables visitors to experience them in realistic settings. Finally, in the Career Design Hall visitors can perform an animated test to discover their occupational interests and aptitude, after which they are given career advice accordingly. Korea Job World was opened in August 2012 and now hosts around 3 000 visitors a day.
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Community – Korea expand
Key Findings
Humans are social creatures. The frequency of our contact with others and the quality of our personal relationships are thus crucial determinants of our well-being.
A strong social network, or community, can provide emotional support during both good and bad times as well as provide access to jobs, services and other material opportunities. In Korea, 72% of people believe that they know someone they could rely on in a time of need, the lowest figure in the OECD where the average is 88%. There is a 3 percentage point difference between men and women, as 71% of men believe they have this kind of social support, compared with 74% of women. While gender has little impact on social network support, there is a relationship between the availability of social support on the one hand, and people's education level, on the other. In Korea, 53% of people who have completed primary education report having someone to count on for help in times of need, compared to 83% for people who attained tertiary education.
A weak social network can result in limited economic opportunities, a lack of contact with others, and eventually, feelings of isolation. Socially isolated individuals face difficulties integrating into society as a contributing member and fulfilling personal aspirations.
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Involving the community in neighbourhood regeneration
The Neighbourhood Regeneration Plan, a new approach to urban regeneration in Korea, addresses socio-economic issues often noted in declining cities (including population decrease, unemployment, sluggish local businesses, poor education, poverty, security and social exclusion) with the participation of the local community. It involves the community at all stages including the design, implementation and monitoring of regeneration projects to avoid the large-scale physical redevelopment of the past and to improve the quality of community life and the environment.
The cities of Jeonju and Changwon were selected for the initial and testing phase of the regeneration projects. The districts identified by the cities as decaying communities included 952 households and 1 313 retail stores in Jeonju; and 1 105 households and 829 retail shops in Changwon. The cities have prioritised the education of residents to build capacity for regeneration, and revitalisation of retail businesses, as well as sustainable environmental improvements. Preliminary results from the projects have elicited positive reactions from residents and strong commitment from local government.
Thirteen bellwether regions have been chosen for urban regeneration with projects due for completion by 2017. Up to Korean Won (KRW) 200 million for establishing the plans and KRW 6-25 billion for promoting the projects will be invested using public funds during the four years.
More ResourcesHow's Life? at a Glance OECD Insights: Human Capital
Education – Korea expand
Key Findings
A well-educated and well-trained population is essential for a country's social and economic well-being. Education plays a key role in providing individuals with the knowledge, skills and competences needed to participate effectively in society and in the economy. Having a good education greatly improves the likelihood of finding a job and earning enough money. Koreans can expect to go through 17.5 years of education between the ages of 5 and 39, slightly less than the OECD average of 17.7 years.
Graduating from upper secondary education has become increasingly important in all countries, as the skills needed in the labour market are becoming more knowledge-based. High-school graduation rates therefore provide a good indication of whether a country is preparing its students to meet the minimum requirements of the job market. In Korea, 82% of adults aged 25-64 have completed upper secondary education, higher than the OECD average of 75%. This is truer of men than women, as 87% of men have successfully completed high-school compared with 78% of women. This 9 percentage point difference is higher than the OECD average of 1 percentage point and suggests women's participation in secondary education could be strengthened. This is also true at the university level. Although in most OECD countries women are more likely to complete a tertiary or university degree than men, in Korea, more men complete tertiary education than women, at 47% and 39% respectively.
But graduation rates, while important, speak little to the quality of education received. The OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) reviews the extent to which students have acquired some of the knowledge and skills that are essential for full participation in modern societies. In 2012, PISA focused on examining students' reading ability, skills in maths and level in sciences, as research shows that these skills are more reliable predictors of economic and social well-being than the number of years spent in school.
Korea is a top-performing OECD country in reading literacy, maths and sciences with the average student scoring 542. This score is higher than the OECD average of 497, making Korea the strongest OECD country in students' skills. On average in Korea, girls outperformed boys by 1 point, lower than the average OECD gap of 8 points. The best-performing school systems manage to provide high-quality education to all students. In Korea, the average difference in results, between the students with the highest socio-economic background and the students with the lowest socio-economic background, is 71 points, lower than the OECD average of 96 points and one of the smallest gaps amongst OECD countries. This suggests the school system in Korea provides relatively equal access to high-quality education.
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Education at the heart of Korea's economic growth
Korea has been particularly successful in raising its education levels over a relatively short period of time. In 1970, about 67% of the labour force had a primary education, 26% had a secondary education, and about 6% had a university-level education. In three decades, Korea achieved universal primary and secondary education, and by 2010 Korea had the largest proportion of 25-34 year-olds with at least an upper secondary education among OECD countries. Today, some 98% of 25-34 year-olds in Korea have an upper secondary education – 55 percentage points more than the proportion of 55-64 year-olds with that level of education.
In addition, 65% of 25-34 year-olds in Korea have completed tertiary education – again, the largest proportion of adults in this age group, among OECD countries. Korea's 15-year-olds are also high performers in the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) surveys. In the 2012 edition, Korea ranked amongst the five highest-performing countries and economies in reading skills.
Korea's rapid economic growth and strong emphasis on education since 1962 help to explain these good results. The country's emphasis on education and training boosted productivity and helped accelerate economic growth, turning the country into a high-tech and export-led economy.
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Environment – Korea expand
Key Findings
The quality of our local living environment has a direct impact on our health and well-being. Outdoor air pollution is one important environmental issue that directly affects the quality of people's lives. Despite national and international interventions and decreases in major pollutant emissions, the health impacts of urban air pollution continue to worsen, with air pollution set to become the top environmental cause of premature mortality globally by 2050. Air pollution in urban centres, often caused by transport and the use of small-scale burning of wood or coal, is linked to a range of health problems, from minor eye irritation to upper respiratory symptoms in the short-term and chronic respiratory diseases such as asthma, cardiovascular diseases and lung cancer in the long-term. Children and the elderly may be particularly vulnerable.
PM10 – tiny particulate matter small enough to be inhaled into the deepest part of the lung – is monitored in OECD countries because it can harm human health and reduce life expectancy. In Korea, PM10 levels in urban areas are 30.3 micrograms per cubic meter, much higher than the OECD average of 20.1 micrograms per cubic meter and the annual guideline limit of 20 micrograms per cubic meter set by the World Health Organization.
Access to clean water is fundamental to human well-being. Despite significant progress in OECD countries in reducing water pollution, improvements in freshwater quality are not always easy to discern. In Korea, 78% of people say they are satisfied with water quality, lower than the OECD average of 81%.
Better Policies for Better Lives
Encouraging low energy consumption
The Eco-Mileage system gives financial incentives to households and organisations who voluntarily cut back on electricity, water, or gas use per month by at least 10% compared to the monthly average of the previous two years. Households and businesses can monitor their energy consumption through an online platform that also allows members to track savings over time. Members with good energy-savings records are encouraged to invest in further energy reductions. For example, in the case of a household, the amount of energy consumption is converted into carbon emissions. If the household reduces emissions by 10% or more compared with the same period of the previous year, it receives 50 000 mileage points (worth around KRW 50 000), which can be used to buy LED lamps, energy-saving taps or transportation cards.
Since the launch of the programme in 2009, Seoul has reduced 122 000 tons of oil equivalent (TOE) of energy consumption and cut CO2 emissions by 355 000 tons. The proportion of buildings that have reduced energy consumption has continued to increase to 56.5% in 2012. Membership has surpassed 1 million, and more than 10% of users have received incentive points for their energy consumption reduction.
More ResourcesHow's Life? at a Glance OECD Environmental Outlook to 2030
Governance – Korea expand
Key Findings
Trust in government is essential for social cohesion and well-being. High voter turnout is a measure of citizens' participation in the political process. In the most recent elections for which data are available, voter turnout in Korea was 76% of those registered. This figure is higher than the OECD average of 68%.
Even if the right to vote is universal in all OECD countries, not everyone exercises this right. There is little difference in the voting rates of men and women in most OECD countries. This is the case in Korea, where the voter turnout of men and women is similar, at an estimated 78% and 74%. While on average there are few differences between men and women concerning participation in elections, income can make a big difference in voter turnout. In Korea, voter turnout for the top 20% of the population is estimated at close to 100%, whereas the participation rate of the bottom 20% is an estimated 71%. This 29 percentage point difference is much higher than the OECD average difference of 13 percentage points, and points to shortcomings in the political mobilisation of those the worst-off.
In general, women are in the minority among elected representatives and although their number has slightly increased in the last decade, it is still well below parity. In Korea, only 16% of the seats in national parliament are held by women, less than the OECD average of 28%.
Ensuring that government decision making is not compromised by conflicts of interest is key to maintaining trust in government. Transparency is therefore essential to hold government to account and to maintain confidence in public institutions.
Freedom of information laws (FOI) allow the possibility for individuals to access undisclosed information. For such policies to be successful, the public should have a clear understanding of their rights under the law, should be able to file requests with ease and should be protected against any possible retaliation. People in Korea can file a request for information either in writing, online, by telephone or in person – thus greatly facilitating the FOI process. However, there are no provisions for anonymity or protection from retaliation.
For more information on estimates and years of reference, see FAQ section and BLI database.
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Engaging youth in policymaking
The Korean government has created Youth Participation Organisations (YPOs) to engage young people in central and local policy making, and participate in managing various youth centres.
Until the late 1990s, young people in Korea had been regarded as simply to be protected, and thus could hardly participate in social issues. Now, young people can freely express their opinions and needs regarding policies that affect them.
YPOs consist of National Youth Congress, Youth Steering Committee, Youth Participation Committee, and Change Community Programme. In 2014 approximately 100 000 people had benefitted from the YPOs. Every year, some 10 000 young people propose diverse and creative ideas from their own perspectives. Their new ideas include a suggestion to create the "Help Call 120" system for the youth in Seoul, a proposal to make a basic-Plan for the Youth in Daegu, and calls for career experience programmes in youth facilities. An evaluation of 2005-2013 shows that the national youth congress proposed a total of 357 policy projects to the central government and 316 (88.5%) of the proposed projects were accepted over the nine years.
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Health – Korea expand
Key Findings
Most OECD countries have enjoyed large gains in life expectancy over the past decades, thanks to improvements in living conditions, public health interventions and progress in medical care. Among OECD countries, Korea registered the greatest gain in life expectancy between 1960 and 2008, with an overall increase in longevity of 28 years, rapidly closing the gap with the average across OECD countries. In 1960, life expectancy in Korea was 16 years below the OECD average. It is now at 81 years, one year above the OECD average of 80 years. Life expectancy for women is 85 years, compared with 78 for men, a wider difference than the average OECD gender gap of five years with a life expectancy of 82 years for women and 77 for men. Higher life expectancy is generally associated with higher health care spending per person, although many other factors have an impact on life expectancy (such as living standards, lifestyles, education and environmental factors).
When asked "How is your health in general?" 35% of people in Korea reported to be in good health, much less than the OECD average of 68% and one of the lowest scores across the OECD. Caution is required in making cross-country comparisons as the assessment can be affected by factors as cultural background. Despite the subjective nature of this question, answers have been found to be a good predictor of people's future health care use. Gender, age and social status may affect answers to this question. On average in OECD countries, men are more likely to report good health than women, with an average of 70% for men and 66% for women. In Korea, the average is 39% for men and 32% for women. Not surprisingly, older people report poorer health, as do those who are unemployed, or who have less education or income. About 42% of adults with a disposable income in the top 20% in Korea rate their health as "good" or "very good", compared to about 31% for those with a disposable income in the bottom 20%.
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Life Satisfaction – Korea expand
Key Findings
Happiness or subjective well-being can be measured in terms of life satisfaction, the presence of positive experiences and feelings, and the absence of negative experiences and feelings. Such measures, while subjective, are a useful complement to objective data to compare the quality of life across countries.
Life satisfaction measures how people evaluate their life as a whole rather than their current feelings. When asked to rate their general satisfaction with life on a scale from 0 to 10, Koreans gave it a 5.8 grade, lower than the OECD average of 6.6.
There is little difference in life satisfaction levels between men and women across OECD countries. In Korea, however, women report being happier than men, rating their life satisfaction at 6.0 compared with 5.5 for men. When considering people's education level, however, there is a clear difference in life satisfaction levels in many OECD countries. Whereas people who have only completed primary education in Korea have a life satisfaction level of 5.0, this score reaches 6.3 for people with tertiary education.
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Safety – Korea expand
Key Findings
Personal security is a core element for the well-being of individuals, and includes the risks of people being physically assaulted or falling victim to other types of crime. Across the OECD, assault rates have generally declined in the past five years. In Korea, almost 2.1% of people reported falling victim to assault over the previous 12 months, less than the OECD average of 3.9%. There is little difference between men and women in assault rates, at respectively 1.9% and 2.2%.
The homicide rate (the number of murders per 100 000 inhabitants) is a more reliable measure of a country's safety level because, unlike other crimes, murders are usually always reported to the police. According to the latest OECD data, Korea's homicide rate is 1.1, lower than the OECD average of 4.0. In Korea, the homicide rate is 1.2 for men compared to 1.0 for women.
However, while men are at a greater risk of being victims of assault and violent crime, women report lower feelings of security than men. This has been explained by a greater fear of sexual attacks, the feeling they must also protect their children and their concern that they may be seen as partially responsible.
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Helping single women
With more citizens opting to live by themselves, and 53% of them being women, it became necessary for the Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) to introduce a measure aimed at supporting the lives of single women. The Initiative for Single Women includes many services for single women including: safe housing, an education programme, healthcare services, and job opportunities.
The SMG are supplying 2 000 units of rental studio apartments by 2015 that are exclusively for single women and providing 'One-Stop Real Estate Services' to women who have difficulty with their housing contracts. They are providing Unmanned Delivery Systems and installing anti-theft windows, as well as medical services onsite and a women's clinic. To improve the employment prospects for single women, they are offering internships for single women to create decent job opportunities. Finally, the government is also supporting 100 communities, like the Seoul Med Co-op, for single women by 2015.
So far 2 000 single female households have now been able to move into a safer housing environment. In addition, 100 000 women have been expected to benefit from the violence prevention programme by 2015, and 700 women have already benefited from the healthcare services.
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Work-Life Balance – Korea expand
Key Findings
Finding a suitable balance between work and life is a challenge for all workers, especially working parents. The ability to successfully combine work, family commitments and personal life is important for the well-being of all members in a household. Governments can help to address the issue by encouraging supportive and flexible working practices, making it easier for parents to strike a better balance between work and home life.
The more people work, the less time they have to spend on other activities, such as time with others or leisure. The amount and quality of leisure time is important for people's overall well-being, and can bring additional physical and mental health benefits. In Korea, full-time workers devote 61% of their day on average, or 14.6 hours, to personal care (eating, sleeping, etc.) and leisure (socialising with friends and family, hobbies, games, computer and television use, etc.) – close to the OECD average of 15 hours. In Korea, men devote approximately 15 hours per day to personal care and leisure and women 14 hours per day.
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Too few babies and too little female employment
At 1.30 children per woman, Korea's total fertility rate in 2012 was the second lowest in the OECD. The decline in the fertility rate is mainly explained by married women having fewer children – families with three or more children have become rare in Korea – and a rise in the number of single women. Simply put, Korean women who are more educated, have jobs, and live in cities are likely to put off marriage and having children.
In addition to the low fertility rate, the female employment rate was also low at 53.9 in 2013, compared with the OECD average of 57.5%. Korea has the dual challenge of promoting female labour market participation and increasing fertility rates. Korea's workplace practices (long working hours, socialising after work, unpaid overtime and not making full use of holiday leave entitlements) make it difficult for parents to combine work and family life. After high private investment in education, many young Koreans first want to establish themselves in regular employment before having children. However, once Korean women who have left the labour force to care for children, wish to return to work, they often end up in non-regular employment which is often low paid under temporary and/or part-time employment conditions. So if they can afford it, mothers will stay at home rather than return to a low-quality job. The result is too few babies and too little female employment, at a time when Korea needs more women in employment as its working age population is aging.
Public spending on family benefit, especially on childcare support, has been growing, but its effect on the total fertility rate has so far been limited. At the same time Korea's fathers should do more work at home to facilitate more women to be in employment. In sum, a reduced prevalence of the long-hours culture, a greater role for flexible working-time arrangements, and performance-related pay to workers regardless of sex or household status will help Koreans better reconcile work and family life.


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by Matt Taibbi
"And so the reader may judge for himself what the majors
position was when he saw, instead of a nice-looking,
well-proportioned nose, an extremely absurd flat space."
Gogol, The Nose
Gogols great nightmare stories would never sell in todays
America. To appreciate a story like The Noseabout a petty
philistine-bureaucrat who wakes up one morning to find his nose
missing, forcing him to go chasing it around St. Petersburgthe
audience probably has to have at least a theoretical fear of
dont have that here in America. Having no penis is part of what
being an American is all about. The population readily accepts this
as a fact of its own experience, and in fact even expects it of its
leaders. Just look at New Hampshire.
is probably no more reliable predictor of electoral success in this
country than the absence in the press of "prodding edge"
imagery surrounding the candidate. Show me any candidate who is
routinely described in the New York Times as being
"pointed," "bristly," "thistly,"
"blunt," "blistering" or "sharp," and
Ill show you a loser. "Testy" (derived from an old
French word meaning "head") and "upstart" are
also evolutionary relatives of these terms.
theres "prickly." "Prickly" is the kiss of
death for any major politician in this country. Jerry Brown, in his
presidential run, was prickly. Viagara spokesman Bob Dole,
ironically enough, was prickly. Then, of course, theres the great
Kaiser Prickhelm, Howard Dean, who in recent weeks was blasted into
space dust because of his unapologetic prickliness.
is fatal. I have yet to find a politician who survived it. John
McCain, probably the highest-ranking "prickly" person in
the American political establishment, is still a senator, but his
prospects for the White House grow smaller all the time.
battle with "prickly" was so drawn-out and painful that it
ultimately took on the character of a Stalinist show trial, in which
he was dragged out before the national jury and forced to publicly
confess his prickliness. This sordid drama reached its climax in a
Jan. 3 New York Times piece by Rick Lyman entitled, "As
the Race Turns Hot, What About Deans Collar?"
piece was bursting with dangerous-penis imagery. Such words as
"bulging" and "jabbing" appeared alongside
thinly veiled double-entendres as, "The salient aspects of the
Dean temper mentioned by those who have witnessed it are that it
flashes quickly and then disappears" and "It always blew
over pretty fast."
piece built to a dramatic flourish:
one point, Dr. Dean used prickly to describe his temperament
for a reporter, then seemed to regret the choice when the word was
repeated to him.
can be prickly with the press corps, he said. Im not
usually prickly with other people at all."
is amazing about this passage is that Lyman here is implying that
"prickly" is a word Dean chose all by himself. What Lyman
failed to mention is that Lyman himself had described Dean as
"prickly" in no less a place than a front page headline
of the Sunday New York Times less than two weeks before, in
the Dec. 28 article, "From Patrician Roots, Dean Set Path of
Prickly Independence."
any case, Lyman got his confession, which allowed him to slip in yet
another hilarious double-entendre, one incidentally used quite
frequently on these campaigns. He quoted a Gephardt press release as
saying that Deans gaffes had "underscored the fact that he
is not equipped to challenge George Bush."
readers should be aware that mainstream political journalists tend
to write using matched pairs of adjectives. For every
"fiery" politician, one will be "calm"; for
every "shrill," there is a "self-assured"; for
every "glib" a "folksy"; and so on.
"Prickly" and "pointed" are wedded to two very
specific antonyms, and it is these two that are surging to success
in the Democratic race: smooth and nuanced. In any
important race, the candidate with the pointy edges will be
juxtaposed against the more desirable offering, whose personality is
described as having pleasing flatness; instead of thorns, he has
mere depressions in an otherwise glassy exterior. Nuances.
Kerry and John Edwards have been battling for the "nuance"
tag throughout this campaign, and it appears Kerry has the high
ground now. (Kerry had a hell of a time getting there, though; for
months last fall, he suffered through articles that asked questions
like "Nuancedor Squishy?"). Take this passage from the
APs Calvin Woodward, about the Iowa results:
in the first votes that matter in the 2004 presidential election,
Iowans opted for the experience, steady demeanor and nuanced
positions of Kerry, 60, and staggered Deans upstart
days before the New Hampshire primary, the Times also chimed
in: "Mr. Kerry has often struck more nuanced, politically
cautious positions."
failure to understand the strength of "nuance" has cost
him this campaign. Early on in the race, in fact, while sitting atop
a nearly 20-point lead in New Hampshire, he had the nerve to dismiss
Kerry as being "too nuanced." That was back when he
probably still thought that the candidates and their supporters
actually decided their own fate in America. He failed to understand
the aerodynamics of politics in our current media climate. The
candidate must have nothing on his person that creates drag, or he
will not fly.
candidate, in short, has to be prickless. This has nothing to do
with whether or not he has an actual, functioning biological penis.
Nothing about Howard Dean suggests that hes packing a whale under
there. Its more about a compact the candidate must enter into
with the political and media establishments. He must show that he
can keep it in his pants. He must show that he understands that in
the public sphere, there is only one big, swinging dick out
therethe media itself. If he refuses to accept this, he
inevitably suffers the same fate Howard Dean did: They will cut his
balls off, stuff them in his mouth and send him staggering down Main
Street for the amusement of the public.
is an important concept to understand when one tries to address the
nature of censorship in this country. Only in very rare cases is
something actually prevented from appearing on tv or in the
newspapers. The more important censorship is indirect and centered
almost entirely around subtle differences in tone. You can get all
kinds of things on television, but on balance, pretty much all
content has to be rounded enough at the edges, unthreatening enough
to the corporations ruling the airwaves, to serve competently in its
only important role: a medium to sell advertising. Since the only
real action that takes place on television is the sales pitch, it
stands to reason that no other action of competing realness will
ever be allowed on air.
what this election is all about. The political establishment does
not want any sexual competitors out there. The major party
candidates exist as vehicles for furthering the status quojust as
programming exists to sell ads. Im not sure what Deans crime
was, since politically he was not all that different from the other
candidates. It might have been that he opposed the war. It might
have been that he subverted the party structure through his
treasonous attempts to raise a war chest by appealing directly to
the electorate. Whatever the specific offense was, the general
offense was clear: He unzipped his little Vermont fly and wouldnt
zip it back up again.
hes toast and we will have Senator Flat Space as a candidate.
Stands for nothing, says nothing, does what hes told. In other
words, hes "equipped" to challenge George Bush.
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Connacht secured a maiden Pro12 semi-final place despite suffering a 22-21 defeat to Benetton Treviso following Jayden Hayward's dramatic last-minute penalty.
Stuart Olding scored a try on his return to action for Ulster as they secured a bonus-point 32-13 Pro12 victory over Benetton Treviso at the Stadio Monigo.
Munster head coach Anthony Foley has urged his side to show more of a cutting edge after battling to a 28-5 Champions Cup triumph over Benetton Treviso.
Munster left it late to secure their try-scoring bonus point against Benetton Treviso as Simon Zebo's 75th-minute try topped off a 32-7 European Champions Cup win at Thomond Park.
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An Aisha for All Seasons
Why a controversial novel about the Prophet Mohammed's wife is nothing new.
Aisha herself reported feeling jealous of the prophet's other wives, and when a Quranic verse was revealed that allowed Mohammed to choose which wife he would spend the night with, rather than following a schedule that gave equal time to all, she reportedly said (and I imagine her delivering the line dryly): "It seems to me that your Lord hastens to satisfy your desire." In this breathtakingly assertive way, she questioned the very validity of the prophet's revelation, suggesting that he was conveniently granted tailor-made exemptions that allowed him to do as he pleased.
That spirit of defiant inquiry inspires me. I have never sat easily with the idea of Mohammed having 12 simultaneous wives or concubines while others were restricted to four (to say nothing of how I feel about the allowance for four wives). Many of my fellow Muslims, however, argue that the prophet's unions brought heavy responsibilities and that Mohammed often married otherwise undesirable women who were older or widowed, or that he contracted these marriages for strategic political reasons. The fact remains that Mohammed was allowed more wives than anyone else. Leadership has its privileges, I guess.
Like other Muslims, I cherish the stories about how the Prophet Mohammed was patient and kind with Aisha: allowing her to play with her friends and her dolls even after she was married, running a foot race with her, watching a dancing exhibition with her even when he didn't like it himself. But all these small permissions happened in the context of a grown man granting favors to a preteen he took in marriage. Their union happened at a different time, when early marriage was, perhaps, acceptable, but it is nonetheless unsettling today. Scholar Leila Ahmed, in her now-classic 1992 book Women and Gender in Islam, argues that Mohammad's marriage with the young Aisha when his prophet-hood was well-established—in contrast to his first marriage to an older businesswoman before he became a prophet—"prefigures the limitations that would thenceforth hem in Muslim women's lives" and lead to a decline in public authority for women, though Ahmed largely blames Muslim followers, rather than the prophet himself, for this turn of events.
In relation to the prophet's other widows, however, Aisha lived an exceptionally active life after his death, and it is her vitality that seems to attract Jones, who told Altmuslim.com that she sees Aisha as part of an "epic couple." Her novel—from what I can tell from its prologue and a review made possible when Jones offered a copy of the unpublished book to a Muslim media outlet—takes one of the central stories about Aisha and turns it into a coming-of-age story in which a young girl trapped by circumstance finds both love and empowerment in embracing her fate.
Muslim historical sources say that Aisha broke off an engagement to marry the prophet. One of the central narratives of The Jewel of Medina is that Aisha secretly loved this ex-fiance and dreamed of escaping with him from her imposed marriage. According to tradition, Aisha was accidentally left behind in the desert while traveling one day; when she was rescued by a man, some accused her of adultery until a divine revelation said it was not so. Jones reinterprets this story to suggest that Aisha planned to meet with her lover in the desert, only to turn away from the temptation, embrace the love of the prophet, and realize that she alone can save herself. "The story is about her empowerment as a woman," says Jones.
The Jewel of Medina is more likely to be known as a bodice-ripper than to become a classic in the way that Anita Diamant's historical-fiction interpretation of Genesis, The Red Tent, did in spite of its religious detractors. But Jones may succeed, simply because of the high profile that comes with controversy, in bringing the story of Aisha to those who have never known her—and who may find their own reflection in her.


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Total Conversion for Oblivion: "Nehrim - At Fate's Edge" is a finished Total Conversion for the RPG The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. That means it is a self-contained game that bases upon the Oblivion game engine, but has no relation to Oblivion's lore. It is a world in which neither Tamriel nor any other TES based name exists. The continent itself on which the game is situated is called Nehrim, it is completely independent from the base game. Nehrim was developed by the Sureai Team (www.sureai.de). We have already created two Total Conversions for Morrowind, named Arktwend and Myar Aranath, but unfortunately there never was an English version of them. This time, however, we will develop an English version of the project with translated texts and German voice acting.
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That what I wanted to see in Oblivion. Downloading game :D
Brings me back to Morrowind. Great JOb
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Mark 2 better show up this time!
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IGNACIO — The Southern Ute Indian Tribal Council announced Tuesday that Chairman Jimmy R. Newton Jr. died Monday after a short illness. He was 36.
Newton served as a Tribal Council member and was appointed acting chairman twice before becoming chairman in 2012.
"The Tribal Council is stunned and grief-stricken at the passing of their young leader," according to a news release on the tribe's website. The council expressed support for his wife, daughter and family.
"Chairman Newton served this tribe and its members for over a decade," Vice Chairman James Olguin said in the news release. "He dedicated his career to helping his fellow Tribal Council and all enrolled members of the tribe. His passing leaves us without our veteran leader and with a huge hole in the heart of all who worked with or knew him."
Newton is survived by his wife, Flora Murphy, and one daughter.
U.S. Sen. Mark Udall on Tuesday said Newton was a strong voice for the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, working on projects such as the Pine River Indian Irrigation Project.
"Tribal Chairman Jimmy Newton Jr. was a strong voice for the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, and I am proud to have worked with him and his predecessors on issues of critical importance to the tribe, such as the Pine River Indian Irrigation Project," Udall said in a news release. "Chairman Newton's loss is one that will be felt for years to come. I join the Southern Ute Indian Tribe in honoring its chairman and his accomplishments."
Gov. John Hickenlooper also issued a statement.
"We will remember him as a leader who was always mindful of the responsibilities that had been entrusted to him. He leaves behind a legacy that has inspired generations of young tribal leaders to continue advocating and fighting for tribal rights," Hickenlooper said.
The tribe's constitution calls for a special election within 60 days of the vacancy to fill the office of chairman. As vice chairman, Olguin will assume duties of chairman in the interim.
Newton had been on sick leave since mid-March.


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Love this shot. Well spotted and perfectly captured. Beautiful atmosphere
this is composed so well - the light green dimmed lights on the bottom right really help get the subject illuminated from both sides - and add some color along with the subject's brilliantly happy yellows/blues amidst the drab parking lot- it's just great on so many levell. simple yet deep. very you! will be wonderful next to your other work.
Reminds me of a motel in San Francisco
Works very well on many levels for me. Initially I am very fond of the blue green at the far right and how it floats up the image right to left on a diagonal. That's an impressive dance. Conceptually, really appreciate the mural requiring a vibrancy and light which your image denies it - - a great constraint - - while bestowing it on irrelevant cobblestones.
I made this shot for you, plamtreelover. Glad to hear it works for you.
Of course you gave me a palm tree but then hid it. Interesting.
what does "hid" mean?
Hiding the tree by placing it in the darkness.
that is just awesome!
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Nice photography!
Glad to see to you again.....!
I really want to learn how to take photographs at night like this.
I could easily take this for a great CG render, so much of the image seems "perfect" to me.
It took me some time to realize the palmtree wasn't real - a lovely bit of confusion.
very cool. i faved it, although there is a minor thing i am not too fond of: that the perspective of the bricks is centered to the left. so it looks kinda "cut". but love atmo, composition and the unlit painting on the wall.
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My birthday is May 1st. I have childhood memories of the "It's May" song from the movie, "Camelot"...this is special, thank you for painting it...this is wonderful and warm...thank you.
this fabulous work is part of my spring journal, thank you
OMG incredible realism, I almost don't belive this isn't a photo!!
Amazing detail, and Keep up the great work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Amazing detail, and Keep up the great work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This makes me wanna draw a really fat imperfect angel :L
That is awesome!
wow very nice i dident know angel,s had there own month i started drawing diffrent angel,s for diffrent month,s but i can see you thought of it first. nice painting you realy did good on it. please swing by my page and take a look i to have an angel of may.
its ok, its all perfect but its lacking in emotion, it looks a little flat
beautiful piece
It's beautiful! The colors are nice.
very beautiful!
Thats a lot of snap dragons
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That's Amazing!!!! GREAT JOB!
so cute!! ^^ I love it!
beautiful blending of the skin tones, i thought it was a photo at first
You are incredibly adept at painting the most perfect women I have ever seen. Nice Work.
I think that she looks very dark compaired to her background, which depending is either good or bad. I think it looks nice. However I think she's a bit too detailed compaired to the background. But both are very good. I think the only thing that really comes to mind is her hair, too much shade onder it and it should probably touch her body.
Beautiful! But the boobs are a little off. Even on perfectly round boobs the nipples will not point dead-ahead like this. The two boobs in the middle of the picture being completely identical in angle and form is kind of disconcerting, they're so static! Plus with the way her face is turned away and obscured, it's like she's staring at the viewer with eyeballs... on her chest. Your anatomy everywhere but there is just beautiful! Just the breasts making the picture a little weird to view.
thats really beautiful!
simply AWESOME!!!
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ale ma jedne mankament
kobiece piersi sa skierowane troszke na boki - tzn sutki nie sa tak frontalne
jak na twoim obrazie ( i wyglądają prze ten mały bład u ciebie jakby sie patrzyły na widza )
ale ma jedne mankament
kobiece piersi sa skierowane troszke na boki - tzn sutki nie sa tak frontalne
jak na twoim obrazie ( i wyglądają prze ten mały bład u ciebie jakby sie patrzyły na widza )
Very Pretty
So much detail, truely amazing.
Amazing!!, When I first watch it, I thought it was 3D, you did a great job giving a realistic effect on the painting, the details on the plants it´s outstanding, I love this one!
Great work. All the details - I like especially the plants.
beautiful mastery of light and shadow. very nice work!
This is probably as good as painting gets! It's really amazing to see how well you've painted this! You are truly a great artist!
So good to see more work from you. And that is an understatement. She is beautiful. - Linda
is this on canvass? amazing work by the way
The way you've done the flowers is very beautiful.
wow! I love how you do this, the picture looks almost realistic.
Sweet - love it all. Thanks for sharing
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nice breasts
very good painting
very good painting
This is a great job, but I don't think the breasts look real. For the size they are in the painting, they should be a bit less circular, and have a bit more... gravity.
I agree with this. The breasts seem too perfect, for me. But alas, it's an angel. And angels, in various ways for people, are perfect.
It's a very good painting, and it looks so gorgeously realistic.
It's a very good painting, and it looks so gorgeously realistic.
Uooo...no jak dla mnie to slow braknie xD Masz ode mnie :+fava: i tyle
Very lovely! I like the softness of it and I admire the great perspective (I suck at it )
very beautifully done
You are an amazing artist
Amazing work with the painting skills. And awesome job on the anatomy!
Your work is great. What is your canvas?
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Haha, well, I think I can answer this question in two parts:
1. It's more a sight gag/portrait of a man putting his life back together than anything else…so you got the "joke," this one just wasn't as jokey as they've been in the past.
2. I'm going to let you in on a little secret—although I thought the messy room was appropriate for a man putting his life back together, I used my own room for background reference. I really need to hit the laundry.
2011-08-30 11:51 am EDT
O.k. – – – I don't get this one. I understand the crossed out "chosen" and the new Kyrie, but why does he look like this with the messy room etc.?


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