SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Half of all South Koreans believe that they don’t need to get married, with one third noting that the sentiment could largely be attributed to not being able to afford a wedding, the statistics agency said Wednesday. The survey by Statistics Korea showed 50 percent of respondents wanted to [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top health and beauty (H&B) store operator, CJ Olive Young, said Wednesday it plans to nurture a product category dedicated to women’s wellness, as it sees growing interest in the category among young Korean women. Under the name of “W Care,” the retailer plans to offer various [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — One out of 4 South Korean women have experienced sexual harassment or sexual violence at work, a survey showed Sunday. According to a survey conducted by pro-labor civic group Gabjil 119 of 1,000 wage workers, consisting of 570 men and 430 women, 25.8 percent of the women and 10.9 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Men consider physical looks to be more important when looking for someone to get married to compared to women. Matchmaking firms Bien-Aller and Only You conducted a nationwide survey of 518 single men and women, in which 38.2 percent of men said physical looks come as first priority when [...]
GENEVA, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Research published today in Lancet Global Health indicates that 1 in 2 preschool-aged children and 2 in 3 women of reproductive age worldwide are affected by vitamin and mineral deficiencies (often referred to as “hidden hunger”). For decades it was widely believed that 2 billion suffer from this hidden hunger. But these [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — With the increasing number of violent crimes against women, including the recent stalking murder case at Sindang Station in Seoul, more women are purchasing personal defense equipment. Online shopping mall Auction reported a 16-percent increase in sales of self-defense gear since last month. Looking at women customers only, sales [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – The vast majority of individuals who are not in a relationship choose to be single voluntarily, a survey showed Tuesday. The Korea Population, Health and Welfare Association conducted a survey of 1,047 ‘voluntary’ singles between the ages of 19 and 34, 65.5 percent of whom said they were not [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Gender inequality is still widespread in South Korean when it comes to employment and wages, the gender ministry said Tuesday. The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family reported that the employment rate among women stood at 51.2 percent last year, which was 18.8 percentage points lower than the male [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — A significant percentage of women in South Korea have been subject to violence by a past or current spouse or partner, a survey showed Monday. The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family conducted a survey of 7,000 women over 19 years of age, 16.1 percent of whom said they [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean men consider their financial status before deciding upon marriage while women consider their spouse’s financial status when deciding to get married, a survey showed Tuesday. The Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs conducted a survey of men and women between 19 and 49 years of age [...]