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4B movement
4B or "Four Nos" is a radical feminist movement that originated in South Korea. The name refers to its defining four tenets which all start with the Korean-language term bi (Korean: 비; Hanja: 非). The prefix bi- is Sino-Korean in origin, functioning similarly to the English prefix “un-“ or “non-“. Because it sounds like the letter “B”, the movement’s name simultaneously functions as a number and an acronym. Its proponents do not date men, marry men, have sex with men, or have children with men. The movement emerged between 2017 and 2019 on Twitter and on the website WOMAD. It has since spread internationally, namely to the United States after its 2024 presidential election. Conservatives perceive the movement as a representation of anti-family values, claiming it promotes misandry and escalates gender conflict.
The movement is deemed fringe in South Korea, and it has since reportedly declined there. In South Korea, a portion of its members, particularly those associated with WOMAD, have been labelled as misandrist.
The four core tenets to the 4B movement are:
A 2022 survey of unmarried South Koreans aged 19 to 34 found that 69.7% of women (compared to 79.8% of men) expressed a desire to marry in the future. In traditional heterosexual South Korean households, women perform a disproportionate amount of the unpaid labor, and men are the head of the household. Some followers of the 4B movement claim that the movement helps protect them from any potential risks of marriage, including domestic violence, being heartbroken, and an unequal distribution of labor.
Many South Korean people are reluctant to have children due to the lack of workplace accommodations. More than 40% of South Korean women choose an extended career break after marriage and childbirth, while some of those who stay in work struggle to progress their careers. The 4B movement proposes that women focus on financial independence, including forgoing childbirth.
South Korea has one of the lowest birth rates in the world. As of 2023, the fertility rate is at 0.72, significantly below the 2.1 threshold required to maintain a country's population. The country's birth rate has been below the replacement rate since 1983, while the 4B movement originated in the 2010s, making it likely that the low birth rate is due to economic insecurity experienced by young adults, high child-rearing costs, high property prices, and the priorities of young women.
A 2022 survey of unmarried South Koreans aged 19 to 34 found that 55.3% of women (as compared to 70.5% of men) indicated an intention of having children.
Women of the 4B movement do not engage in romance and sexual relationships with men, because they see it as an extension of the patriarchal family structure.
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4B movement
4B or "Four Nos" is a radical feminist movement that originated in South Korea. The name refers to its defining four tenets which all start with the Korean-language term bi (Korean: 비; Hanja: 非). The prefix bi- is Sino-Korean in origin, functioning similarly to the English prefix “un-“ or “non-“. Because it sounds like the letter “B”, the movement’s name simultaneously functions as a number and an acronym. Its proponents do not date men, marry men, have sex with men, or have children with men. The movement emerged between 2017 and 2019 on Twitter and on the website WOMAD. It has since spread internationally, namely to the United States after its 2024 presidential election. Conservatives perceive the movement as a representation of anti-family values, claiming it promotes misandry and escalates gender conflict.
The movement is deemed fringe in South Korea, and it has since reportedly declined there. In South Korea, a portion of its members, particularly those associated with WOMAD, have been labelled as misandrist.
The four core tenets to the 4B movement are:
A 2022 survey of unmarried South Koreans aged 19 to 34 found that 69.7% of women (compared to 79.8% of men) expressed a desire to marry in the future. In traditional heterosexual South Korean households, women perform a disproportionate amount of the unpaid labor, and men are the head of the household. Some followers of the 4B movement claim that the movement helps protect them from any potential risks of marriage, including domestic violence, being heartbroken, and an unequal distribution of labor.
Many South Korean people are reluctant to have children due to the lack of workplace accommodations. More than 40% of South Korean women choose an extended career break after marriage and childbirth, while some of those who stay in work struggle to progress their careers. The 4B movement proposes that women focus on financial independence, including forgoing childbirth.
South Korea has one of the lowest birth rates in the world. As of 2023, the fertility rate is at 0.72, significantly below the 2.1 threshold required to maintain a country's population. The country's birth rate has been below the replacement rate since 1983, while the 4B movement originated in the 2010s, making it likely that the low birth rate is due to economic insecurity experienced by young adults, high child-rearing costs, high property prices, and the priorities of young women.
A 2022 survey of unmarried South Koreans aged 19 to 34 found that 55.3% of women (as compared to 70.5% of men) indicated an intention of having children.
Women of the 4B movement do not engage in romance and sexual relationships with men, because they see it as an extension of the patriarchal family structure.