Korean Babysitter App Seeks to Ease Guilt for Moms Torn Between Child and Career
- Rapid urbanization and development severed family networks
- South Korea ranks at bottom of global social capital rankings
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Chung Jeeyea overheard a colleague sobbing in a bathroom, unable to find someone on the phone to pick up her sick child from school. It was a moment she, too, would experience as a mom and one that led her to quit her job and start a service to help parents faced with the same quandary.
Six years later Momsitter, an online platform that matches families with potential babysitters, has gained more than 1 million users. Chung tapped into South Koreans’ tech savvy to respond to a culture that frowns upon working mothers.