SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Seven in 10 Seoul citizens find South Korea “severely” unequal, a poll has suggested. According to the city government’s survey unveiled Monday, 26.5 percent said inequality in the society is “very severe” and 42.3 percent “severe.” As the areas with the worst inequality, 41.1 percent picked “building assets, such as real [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study has found that marital discord among multicultural families is severe, however there are no detailed policies in place to solve these issues. According to a recent report titled “The Reality of Gender Inequality among Multicultural Families and Policy Direction” released by the Korea Women’s Policy Institute [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Middle-aged South Korean men are much better off financially than women, with many women seeing their finances affected significantly by pregnancy and marriage, a new study has revealed. South Korean women in their 40s own 13.73 million won in financial assets on average, nearly half of what men in the [...]
SEOUL, March 10 (Koreabiz Wire) – A recent poll by Nielson Korea found nearly four out of five South Koreans believe it’s almost impossible to climb up the economic ladder however hard they try. The results reflective of the public skepticism over social mobility and equality came in light of recent controversies highlighting the growing [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea has been evaluated as making the lowest efforts to solve the problem of income inequality. It was also pointed out that structural corruption was severe, as those who had the upper hand were getting all the benefits that resulted from the protection of regulatory systems. The World Economic [...]