"I'll get married because it's very difficult to get a job"
New trend "취집" has emerged (취 stands for 취업:getting a job, 집 stands for 시집: getting married).
Recently, the recession in Korea has changed a trend of marriage culture. Instead of struggling to find a job wasting time, a lot of women are looking for a husband who has good conditions when they are relatively young. The number of young women who try so-called "취집" has been increasing.
Currently, the growing number of young women tends to get married like they get a job. This current fashion is called “취집” ( It’s a newly made acronym by two words getting a job and marriage). It seems that it is because of the recession in Korea. These days so many people couldn’t find a job and it is getting harder and harder especially for women to get a job. So some women think it is better to get married instead of making an endeavor to find a job. For that reason, they try to find a husband as early as they can because they would not want to waste their time with doing nothing. They are eager to find a husband who is in a good state. It would not be a matter how old he is.
Some recent surveys support this vogue. Duo, which is one of the biggest marriage consultant company in Korea, says that the percentage of the women who are under 27 joined this year is 5.9%; in 2006 it was 0.9%. It is six times as high as 2006.
Sunwoo, which is a marriage consultant company, shows that the percentage of female members under 26 has been increasing from 2.31% to 5.86% since 2006. Moreover the number of women under 26 who joined this year is three times more than that of last year.
New trend "취집" has emerged (취 stands for 취업:getting a job, 집 stands for 시집: getting married).
Recently, the recession in Korea has changed a trend of marriage culture. Instead of struggling to find a job wasting time, a lot of women are looking for a husband who has good conditions when they are relatively young. The number of young women who try so-called "취집" has been increasing.
Currently, the growing number of young women tends to get married like they get a job. This current fashion is called “취집” ( It’s a newly made acronym by two words getting a job and marriage). It seems that it is because of the recession in Korea. These days so many people couldn’t find a job and it is getting harder and harder especially for women to get a job. So some women think it is better to get married instead of making an endeavor to find a job. For that reason, they try to find a husband as early as they can because they would not want to waste their time with doing nothing. They are eager to find a husband who is in a good state. It would not be a matter how old he is.
Some recent surveys support this vogue. Duo, which is one of the biggest marriage consultant company in Korea, says that the percentage of the women who are under 27 joined this year is 5.9%; in 2006 it was 0.9%. It is six times as high as 2006.
Sunwoo, which is a marriage consultant company, shows that the percentage of female members under 26 has been increasing from 2.31% to 5.86% since 2006. Moreover the number of women under 26 who joined this year is three times more than that of last year.
While many women are more likely to get married instead of getting a job, there are some negative opinions about this trend. Experts say "It is a waste of human ability for well educated women not to work but get married. In addition, considering only conditions of a husband could casue a bad result to themselves.
The job information portal site, Scout, researched in some new words related to recruitment.1. Which word represents our real life the most? "취집" is ranked in eighth position.
2. What do you think you belong to? "취집" is ranked in eleventh.
3. What is the most pitiful word? "취집" is ranked in sixth position.
4. Which word do you think is going to disappear in the future? "취집" is ranked in second position.
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This is interesting. Do you think that the poor economy/difficulty getting jobs is resulting in 취집?
ReplyDeleteThis reminds me of an old expression in America referring to women who go to college to meet a man. They were said to be getting an MRS degrees (Mrs. being the title for a married woman). I think that this practice is long dead (if it was ever a reality). Is this similar to 취집?
Dan
It is very interesting. Sorry but, I am one of guys who want a dual-income family, so I totally disagree with this article.
ReplyDeleteI'm torn between wanting someone to stay at home with my son and wanting both two incomes as well as the personal satisfaction of a career. Now, let me say, I'm not saying that my wife should stay home. I would be more than happy to do so and I have in the past (she worked and I took care of the baby). This is a decision that all families have to consider when there are children involved.
ReplyDeleteDan
I totally agree with prof. Dan's opinion but I would like to accept reality as it is.
ReplyDeleteAlthough the best senario is that while a husband earns enough money to support a family, a wife takes care of a baby, it is out of this world. :( we should conflict between the ideal and the real.