{
  "id": 2330757,
  "title": "6 in 10 Koreans back mandatory military service for women",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/6-in-10-koreans-back-mandatory-military-service-for-women-2330757",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T07:37:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/society/20260821/6-in-10-koreans-back-mandatory-military-service-for-women"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Sixty percent of Koreans support mandatory military service for women, according to a recent poll conducted by the Reform Institute. Additionally, nearly half of those surveyed favored President Lee Jae Myung's proposal for \"selective enlistment,\" outpacing opponents of the plan by a narrow margin. However, demographic analysis revealed that both men and women in their 20s and 30s, who would be most directly impacted by such a system, expressed strong opposition. The institute released the survey results on Wednesday, which revealed that 59.6% of respondents supported including women in the military draft to address the dwindling number of eligible recruits. Among these supporters, 23.9% said they strongly backed the proposal, while 35.7% expressed general support. Opposition, on the other hand, accounted for 34% of the respondents. Support for the idea was broadly shared by both men and women, with 64.8% and 54.5% respectively backing the proposal. The survey was conducted on Tuesday and included 1,006 adults aged 18 and older nationwide.",
  "summary": "Six in 10 Koreans support mandatory military enlistment for women, a recent poll showed. Nearly half also supported President Lee Jae Myung’s proposal for “selective enlistment,” outnumbering opponents of the plan by a small margin. A closer analysis by demographic group, however, showed that both men and women in their 20s and 30s, who would be most directly affected by the system, strongly…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "6 in 10 Koreans back mandatory military service for women",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/6-in-10-koreans-back-mandatory-military-service-for-women",
        "published": "2026-08-21T07:27:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}