8 in 10 salaried workers believe that South Korean society is still not safe from stalking crimes. (image: Getty Images Bank)
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent survey has revealed that the number of female employees who have experienced unilateral romantic advances from their colleagues is three times higher than that of male workers.
Furthermore, 8 in 10 salaried workers believe that South Korean society is still not safe from stalking crimes.
The civil organization Gikjang-Gapjil 119 and the Beautiful Foundation revealed the result of the special survey on gender violence, conducted by the polling agency Embrain Public with the participation of 1,000 salaried employees over 19 years of age from across the country.
This survey found that 11 percent of female employees have experienced unwanted advances, a figure more than three times higher than that of men (3.4 percent).
In particular, when it comes to non-regular female employees, the share of those who experienced unwanted advances in the workplace stood at 14.7 percent, higher than the average of female employees (11 percent), and 5.8 times higher than that of regular male employees (2.5 percent).
Gikjang-Gapjil 119 stressed that there is a risk of workplace courting escalating into stalking crimes, adding that efforts are needed to make it clear that such behavior can be considered a form of sexual harassment.
Moreover, a significant portion of individuals expressed the belief that they would not receive adequate protection if they were to experience sexual crimes or gender-based violations in the workplace.
Almost half of the workers, or 48.2 percent, said that victims of workplace sexual crimes would not receive protection from their companies. Additionally, a substantial 73.8 percent believed that government protection would not be available.
In particular, 64.1 percent of female employees indicated a lack of confidence in company protection, while 87.4 percent anticipated a lack of government protection, figures that were more than 20 percentage points higher than those of male employees.
J. S. Shin (js_shin@koreabizwire.com)
