SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Dongduk Women’s University has decided to halt discussions on transitioning to a coeducational institution following weeks of student protests, temporarily ending a sit-in occupation. However, the controversy has reignited broader societal debates about gender conflicts in South Korea. Anonymous online forums such as “Blind,” popular among professionals, have seen [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent government study has unveiled significant economic disparities between men and women in South Korea, particularly when it comes to marriage and parenthood. The analysis, conducted by Statistics Korea, focused on the socioeconomic characteristics of adults aged 25 to 39, shedding light on how marital status and children affect [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – In a recent incident that has ignited debate on social media, Renault Korea finds itself embroiled in controversy over a hand gesture made by an employee in a promotional video for their new vehicle. The automotive company has launched an investigation and suspended the employee in question following the uproar. [...]
SEJONG, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) – A procession of studies has highlighted the inverse relationship between women’s economic participation and birthrates in South Korea, where childcare responsibilities still largely fall on mothers. The International Monetary Fund recently urged South Korea and Japan to establish a positive cycle in which greater female workforce participation contributes to economic [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study conducted by Statistics Korea in partnership with SK Telecom has revealed distinct commuting patterns among South Korean workers, with notable differences based on gender and age. The study, combining statistical registration data with SK Telecom’s telecommunication mobile location and movement information, offers new insights into the nation’s [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea still had the largest wage inequality between genders among all 39 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) member states last year, a report showed Sunday. The most recent OECD report on the gender wage gap showed that South Korea had the largest gender wage gap at [...]
SEOUL, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent poll showed that men and female have different perceptions about the seriousness of the low birthrate in South Korea. Gallup Korea conducted a nationwide survey of 1,002 people between 19 and 29 years of age, among which 66 percent believed the low birthrate was a ‘very serious [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean court has ruled for the first time that gender can be corrected without surgery to remove reproductive organs or to modify external genitals. Tthe Suwon District Court said it recently allowed the correction of gender in a case filed by a transgender individual in his 20s. [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — University students have a substantial difference in favorite foods by gender — female students showed more preference for dairy products and sugary foods, while male students ate seaweed and greasy foods more frequently, a survey said Thursday. A research team led by Song Kyung-hee, a food and nutrition professor [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Male workers in listed firms in South Korea earned 1.6 times higher wages than their female colleagues last year, a government survey showed Thursday. Men were paid an average 79.8 million won (US$68,800) in 2020, while their women counterparts received 51.1 million won, according to the study on 2,149 [...]