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Young Korean Women Leave Provinces for Jobs: Report

SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Young South Korean women in their 20s and 30s are increasingly leaving their hometowns in local provinces for jobs in Seoul and other major cities, a local think tank said Sunday. In its report on young women’s jobs, the Korea Institute for Industrial Economics & Trade (KIET) found that [...]

Seven Out of Ten Korean Women Say, “I Will Work Even After Marriage”

SEOUL, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study disproved the current negative remarks on young Korean women of their excessive dependency on men, who are often marked with a scarlet letter “Kimchi girl.” “Kimchi girl” is a derogatory webspeak word in Korea, used to indicate young Korean women who depend entirely on men of [...]