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S. Korea’s Female Employment Rate Low among OECD Nations: Report

S. Korea’s Female Employment Rate Low among OECD Nations: Report

SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s employment and labor indicators for women have remained low among members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) over the past two decades due partly to the lack of adequate government support and sufficient jobs, a report showed Monday. According to the analysis report by the [...]

Afternoon Treatment Leads to Better Outcomes Among Female Cancer Patients: Study

Afternoon Treatment Leads to Better Outcomes Among Female Cancer Patients: Study

SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Female cancer patients that undergo cancer treatment in the afternoon are less likely to succumb to their illness in the following five years than those who undergo cancer treatment in the morning, a study indicated Thursday. The Institute for Basic Science and a Seoul National University Hospital research team [...]

Debate over Mandatory Military Service for Women Rekindled

Debate over Mandatory Military Service for Women Rekindled

SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — A long-standing debate over South Korean women participating in mandatory military service has rekindled following anticipation that the military will face a lack of personnel in 10 years due to the decreasing national population. The country should consider enlisting women for the military, experts argue, if it intends to [...]

No. of Ranking Female Public Servants at Central Gov’t Tops 100 Last Year

No. of Ranking Female Public Servants at Central Gov’t Tops 100 Last Year

SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of high-ranking female public servants in central government agencies surpassed 100 for the first time last year, government data showed Wednesday. The number of women in senior government roles reached 102 last year, accounting for 6.7 percent of the total ranking central government officials, according to the [...]