“I could not do it?” The women’s response is reaching Sayuri, who became a mother without marrying.

“Looking at the case of a family celebrity, I was excited to see if he could really have an unmarried child.” Kim Si-eun, 24, an office worker who dreams of giving birth to an unmarried person, said after hearing the news that an announcer Sayuri Fujita (41, Sayuri) had an unmarried birth. Kim, who dreamed of giving birth because she liked children, such as working part-time at a children’s cafe, confessed, “I don’t want to get married because there is a patriarchal culture in the 20s and 30s, like previous lovers trying to control my behavior.

On the 16th, the news of Sayuri’s single birth was announced, and voices emerged that our society should be able to consider single birth as an option. On the 18th, when Sayuri announced the news of the birth, on Instagram, there were 3,400 congratulations and supportive comments, such as “I support a difficult decision” and “Congratulations.”

I want to give birth and raise a child alone, but “I don’t have the courage to face the rigid eyes”

In the context of women who want to give birth to unmarried children, marriage and family systems remain unequal for women. “As I watched my parents’ marriage, I felt that marriage automatically incorporated women into the patriarchal system,” said Amugae Hong, 27, a student ready to work. I thought I didn’t want to hold onto him. “

She added: “I believe that the freedom of women to choose childbirth should also be respected, as well as the right to stop pregnancy should be respected.” A 30-year-old office worker, Jeong Ahmugae, also said: “When you look at married women, there are a lot of irrational things like housework and holidays, and it’s a structure that women sacrifice. I don’t want to get married while taking this. “

When the Population Health and Welfare Association surveyed 1,000 young single 30-year-old adults in June, women (30%) had higher negative responses to marriage than men (18.8%). For that reason, women answered ‘because they are happy to live alone’ (25.3%) and ‘because of cultures such as patriarchy and gender inequality’ (24.7%).

If a woman without a spouse receives a sperm donation and undergoes IVF, current law does not make it illegal. However, it is not easy to opt for single birth in a social system based on the premise of a normal family and the gaze of the people around you to watch childbirth without a spouse.

To a society open to family diversity

Mr. Jeong said, “I haven’t even told my parents right away that I don’t have the confidence to face the social perception that a woman is giving birth to a child alone,” he said. Kim Amugae (43), a single office worker, also confessed: “I wanted to raise a child by myself, so I looked for adoption or test-tube procedures, but it was absolutely impossible.”

The experts noted that our society should recognize women’s self-determination about pregnancy and childbirth and encompass various types of families. Kim Ji-young, a professor at Konkuk University’s Body Culture Research Institute, said: “The self-determination of women who can decide on their own pregnancy without the presence or consent of men must be recognized.” It is important.”