[Ferrotin]

South Korea just had an election which may change its direction in that regard.

[lifthrasiir]

You probably wouldn't have known but I watched the whole vote counting process all the night (6:50 am here). And Yoon, the president-elect, is not really known for his gender equality policies---he is a polar opposite to say the least.

[Ferrotin]

Yes, and because gender equality suppresses fertility [1], that would do the opposite.

[1] citation needed, and given Asian fertility rates, highly questionable

[lifthrasiir]

Oh yeah, a forced marriage will do a great job. (Thank you for the footnote by the way, I was a bit nervous at the first!)