SEJONG, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The Covid-19 pandemic sharply curtailed the economic participation of mothers with young children in South Korea, as caregiving responsibilities fell disproportionately on women during the public health crisis, according to a new academic study. The findings underscore the persistence of gendered caregiving roles despite the normalization of dual-income households and [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly 7 in 10 married South Korean women have experienced career interruptions due to pregnancy and child-rearing, data showed Tuesday. The number of married women aged 15-54 who left the workforce reached 1.22 million in the first half of this year, according to the data from Statistics Korea. This [...]
SEOUL, Korea, August 09 (Korea Bizwire) – Career discontinuity is a major problem for women in Korea. According to a 2011 report by the Statistics Korea, 19.3 percent of married Korean women, about 190 million, were in a career break situation after marriage (47.0%), due to childrearing (28.7%), and during and after maternity (20.0%). The Ministry of [...]