Lose weight with household chores! Seoul government's 1950s-style advice to pregnant women comes under fire

Officials in South Korea have withdrawn recently published guidelines for pregnant women, following a backlash over their use of outdated sexist stereotypes.

Seoul city government's Pregnancy and Childbirth Information Center published the guidelines on its website on January 5, including instructions to "prepare instant foods like curry, black bean paste and soup, so the husband, who's unfamiliar with cooking, will be able to conveniently use them."