SEOUL, Apr. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – A new analysis has found that workplaces offering amenities beyond just high salaries, such as flexible schedules and opportunities for growth, tend to employ more young, highly educated women, according to a report from the Bank of Korea released on April 23. The report, titled “Preferences for Job Amenities and [...]
New York, United States of America, Mar. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — To mark International Women’s Day, the UN Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative, today launched a new report Women at Work: Chinese companies taking action on gender equality. The global publication, available in English and Chinese, provides insights and best practices for advancing [...]
ENCOURAGINGLY, STUDY SHOWS THE IMPACT OF INDIVIDUALS AND GRASSROOTS ORGANISATIONS IN SUPPORTING MORE WOMEN TO MOVE; ASICS RECOGNISES THOSE WHO ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE. LONDON, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Largest global study ever conducted on the gender exercise gap reveals: The more women move, the better they feel. Women who exercise regularly are 52% happier, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – In a recent study conducted by the Korea Population Health and Welfare Association, nearly half of the pregnant women surveyed reported experiencing negative attitudes from their superiors and colleagues at work during their pregnancy. The survey, which included responses from 1,000 pregnant women and 1,000 non-pregnant individuals, highlighted the challenges [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The average hourly wages of women climbed to about 70 percent of those of men last year, while the gap in employment between men and women has narrowed, a government report showed Wednesday. The labor and gender equality ministries jointly published the 2023 white paper report on women’s economic [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – A study released by the Statistics Research Institute of Statistics Korea on December 5 revealed that the annual value of household labor services in South Korea has surged to an estimated 500 trillion won. Notably, there exists a significant 2.6-fold difference in contributions between men and women. Based on the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The proportion of females in executive positions at the top 100 companies in South Korea reached the 6 percent mark for the first time ever this year, data showed Thursday. According to data of top 100 companies in terms of sales compiled by global headhunter UnicoSearch Inc., 439, or [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea saw an increase in the average first-marriage age last year, with men marrying at an average age of 33.7 and women at 31.3, up from a year ago. The number of first marriages declined, while the number of single-person households increased. On Wednesday, the Ministry of Gender [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The employment rate for women exceeded the 60 percent mark for the first time last year, but the wage gap between genders still remains high, a government report showed Wednesday. The employment index for women aged 15 to 64 reached 60 percent in 2022, up 7.3 percentage points from [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — A significant proportion of South Korean women have experienced workplace sexual harassment, a survey showed Sunday. According to a survey conducted by local pollster Embrain Public, upon the request of the civic organizations Gapjil 119 and the Beautiful Foundation, 35.2 percent of women said that they had experienced sexual [...]