SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Corporate women have been promoted to executive-level positions in bigger numbers in recent months, according to data Wednesday, in the latest sign that the glass ceiling is being chipped away in the male-dominated society. CEO Score, a site that appraises corporate management, counted 65 job promotions for women among [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean women tend to consider themselves chubbier than they actually are while men are inclined to think the opposite, a survey showed Thursday. About 20 percent, or 5,002 women, of the 25,281 women polled said they are overweight, although they actually have normal body weight, according to the [...]
SEOUL, March 8 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced plans to raise gender equality awareness and ensure the safety of women in Seoul yesterday in the run-up to International Women’s Day. The government’s detailed plan includes a women’s safety app which will allow police to use surveillance cameras for monitoring and dispatch officers [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea ranks among the lowest in terms of women’s economic empowerment, with its pay gap between men and women estimated to need more than 100 years to close if the current pace continues, an annual report said Tuesday. The Women In Work Index 2017 released by the PricewaterhouseCoopers [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – None of the top 30 public enterprises have female executives, a corporate analyst said Wednesday, a finding that defies government efforts to raise women’s presence in the business world. According to CEO Score, which tracks companies’ performance and management, as of the end of June this year, there were [...]
SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) – According to the National Health Insurance Service’s (NHIS) medical expenses report, the number of patients who were diagnosed with breast cancer in South Korea surged 36 percent from 104,293 in 2011 to 141,379 in 2015. “Early screening apparently improves the diagnosis rate of breast cancer. Even after the recurrence of [...]
BUSAN, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The Busan Transportation Corporation (BTC) announced Thursday that it would start a pilot project of women-only subway cars during rush hours, starting June 22. But the move has set off intense controversy over the efficacy of such policy only favorable to women, with some saying this could be reverse [...]
SEOUL, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The employment rate for women in their late 30s has reached its highest level in seven years, thanks to the widespread implementation of flextime scheduling. Flextime offers employees the freedom to choose their own workdays, and start and finish times. According to Statistics Korea Thursday, last month’s employment rate [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study has revealed that women are twice as vulnerable to smartphone addiction as men. The study was conducted by a mental health team lead by Dr. Kim Dae-jin from the Catholic University of Korea in Seoul. The team conducted an online survey aimed at 4,854 adults aged [...]
SEOUL, June 14 (Korea Bizwire) – The ratio of female workers in South Korea’s 600 largest companies by revenue has been on the rise in recent years, data showed Tuesday, as South Korea is pushing to bring more women into the nation’s workforce. The number of female employees at the 600 firms stood at 235,171 [...]