Seoul govt advises pregnant women to cook, stay thin for husband. Internet reacts
Seoul govt advises pregnant women to cook, stay thin for husband. Internet reacts
Seoul authorities are facing major backlash from its citizens after the country advised pregnant women to take care of their husbands by cooking for them, staying attractive and thin.
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Parents with their newborn Photo: Reuters (For representational purpose).
The government authorities in Seoul received major criticism from the internet after dispensing what social media users perceived as patriarchal and misogynistic advice on childbirth to women.
The article was published in the Seoul Pregnancy and Childbirth Information Centre. The pregnancy guidelines in the piece were originally posted in 2019, but it caught the public s attention recently, after screenshots were circulated.