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More women become funeral undertakers in South Korea as female taboos surrounding death fade | South China Morning Post

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A growing number of South Korean women are training to become funeral undertakers, a field from which they had long been excluded. The recent deaths of several female celebrities, and growing public attention about sex crimes against women, have helped give rise to the change. More families reportedly now prefer a f…

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