SEOUL, June 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly 2 out of 3 Seoulites in their 20s and 30s believe South Korea is not an ideal country for them to live in, a survey showed Thursday. The Seoul Institute, a city-run think tank, said it polled 1,000 Seoul residents between the ages of 20 and 39 from [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The gap in the mortality rate by income level did not widen during the outbreak of the coronavirus, thanks to the government’s implementation of a medical care system, that among others, offers financial support to cover medical expenses for those testing positive for COVID-19, a study showed Wednesday. Researchers [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — When the novel coronavirus first arrived in South Korea a year ago, Bang Su (alias) didn’t know it would upend her career and family all of a sudden. The Pilates instructor worked less than two months last year as on-and-off social distancing measures restricted the operation of a sports [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Recent statistics have shown that those in the higher income classes have advantages in terms of overcoming infertility and realizing childbirth than those in lower income classes. A research team from the Ajou University Hospital analyzed 10,108 infertile women aged between 20 and 39 registered in the National Health [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Although child care leave was introduced by the country more than 30 years ago, the rate of workers who use such leave at private companies is still significantly lower than that of civil servants, a lawmaker said on Saturday, citing recent official data. A total of 4.5 percent, or [...]
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 [...]