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2. work1. work, labor, duty, task, job, employment2. business3. matter, affair, concern1. . .2 . .3 . .4 . .5 . . .6 . .7 . .8 . .9 . .10 .( ) .11 .() () .12 .(-/ / ) .13 . , . 3. life1. . .2. . 4. life1. .2. .3. .4. . . 5. W o r k - l i f eb a l a n c e 6. Key FindingsFinding a suitable balance between work and life is a challenge for allworkers, especially working parents. Some couples would like to have(more) children, but do not see how they could afford to stop working.Other parents are happy with the number of children in their family, butwould like to work more. This is a challenge to governments because ifparents cannot achieve their desired work/life balance, not only is theirwelfare lowered but so is development in the country.People spend one-tenth to one-fifth of their time on unpaid work . Thedistribution of tasks within the family is still influenced by gender roles:men are more likely to spend more hours in paid work, while womenspend longer on unpaid domestic work. . Men in Korea, spend 45minutes per day cooking, cleaning or caring, one of the lowest in theOECD where the average is 131 minutes. This is five times less thanKorean women who spend 227 minutes per day on average ondomestic work .Another important aspect of work-life balance is the amount of time aperson spends at work. Evidence suggests that long work hours mayimpair personal health, jeopardize safety and increase stress. People inKorea work 2193 hours a year, the highest rate in the OECD where theaverage is 1 749 hours.The more people work, the less time they have to spend on other activities,such as time with others or leisure. The amount and quality of leisure timeis important for peoples overall well-being, and can bring additionalphysical and mental health benefits. People in Korea devote 65% of theirday, or 14.6 hours, to personal care (eating, sleeping, etc.) andleisure(socializing with friends and family, hobbies, games, computer andtelevision use, etc.) close to the OECD average of 14.8. Fewer hours inpaid work for women do not necessarily result in greater leisure time. InKorea, both men and women devote approximately 14 hours per day topersonal care and leisure.Key FindingsFinding a suitable balance between work and life is a challenge for allworkers, especially working parents. Some couples would like to have(more) children, but do not see how they could afford to stop working.Other parents are happy with the number of children in their family, butwould like to work more. This is a challenge to governments because ifparents cannot achieve their desired work/life balance, not only is theirwelfare lowered but so is development in the country.People spend one-tenth to one-fifth of their time on unpaid work . Thedistribution of tasks within the family is still influenced by gender roles:men are more likely to spend more hours in paid work, while womenspend longer in unpaid domestic work . Men in Japan, spend 59 minutesper day cooking, cleaning or caring, one of the lowest in the OECDwhere the average is 131 minutes. Japanese women spend more thanfour times longer per day than Japanese men on domestic work, at 269minutes.Another important aspect of work-life balance is the amount of time aperson spends at work. Evidence suggests that long work hours mayimpair personal health, jeopardize safety and increase stress. People inJapan work 1 733 hours a year, lower than the OECD average of 1 749hours.The more people work, the less time they have to spend on other activities,such as time with others or leisure. The amount and quality of leisure timeis important for peoples overall well-being, and can bring additionalphysical and mental health benefits. People in Japan devote 60% of theirday, or 14 hours, to personal care (eating, sleeping, etc.) andleisure(socializing with friends and family, hobbies, games, computer andtelevision use, etc.) lower than the OECD average of 64% or 14.8 hours.Fewer hours in paid work for women do not necessarily result in greaterleisure time. In Japan, both men and women devote approximately 14hours per day to personal care and leisure.Korea , (, , , , TV )45227219314.6Japan , (, , , , TV )59269173314OECD 131174914.8 7. : worklife(-) ?(, )( )() () (, ),,(+) (), ( ) (, , ) 8. ( )( , ) ( , )?( )WORK LIFE , , ( + - ) 9. 1. 2 . = 3. (, , ) 10.