Family-building support and fertility benefits have become some of the most sought-after perks for millennial workers. As those benefits have started influencing retention and driving workers to seek out new jobs, employers have taken notice—so it’s no surprise that benefits providers like Carrot are seeing companies invest more deeply in these offerings. Even as more … Read more
CHICAGO — The recent ruling in Alabama that frozen embryos are legally considered children created a political firestorm after the decision halted treatment for many couples seeking to have families through fertility treatments. It also has turned the spotlight on the importance of institutions that are poised to play a central in this year’s elections: … Read more
SEOUL: South Korea’s fertility rate, already the world’s lowest, dropped to a fresh record low in 2023, defying the billions of dollars spent by the country to try to reverse the trend as the population shrank for a fourth straight year. The average number of expected babies for a South Korean woman during her reproductive … Read more
In a revolutionary move, Japan has finally permitted women to take part in the “naked man” festival for the first time in its 1,650-year history. The festival, known as the Hadaka Matsuri, is organised every year in February by a Japanese shrine, Konomiya, in Inazawa town in Japan’s Aichi prefecture. However, women will only be … Read more
