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Over One-third of Female Workers Experience Unwelcome Comments on Appearance

Over One-third of Female Workers Experience Unwelcome Comments on Appearance

SEOUL, March 7 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 36 percent of working women have experienced unwelcome comments on their physical appearance at the workplace, a survey showed Tuesday, indicating women are more frequently exposed to gender-based workplace violence than men. In the survey released by the pro-labor civic group Gabjil 119, 23.1 percent of respondents, [...]

Longer Working Hours Lead to Higher Chance of Miscarriage: Study

Longer Working Hours Lead to Higher Chance of Miscarriage: Study

SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Female workers working more than 70 hours per week are 1.7 times more likely to suffer a miscarriage than those who work fewer than 50 hours a week. A research team led by Prof. Lee Jun-hee from Soonchunhyang University Hospital Seoul and Prof. Lee Wan-hyung from Gachon University Gil [...]