Change In the Political Participation of KoreanWomenWomen in Politics Map 2014 by IPU & UN Women
South Korea : 15.7%
ranked 91th among 189 countries
Average 21.8% (8.7% increased from 2000)
Lower than UAE, Libya
Upper than North Korea, Japan
China 23.4% (61st), USA 18.3% (85th), Japan 8.1% (127th)
women)
Deloitte Touche’s initative was started from a high women turnover
Expectations:
More of DT’s qualified women should be promoted
The turnover rate for women should fall
In most Korean companies, Koreanwomen still face an effective glass ceiling with regard to recruiting and in the workplace as well:
“Korean companies have more of a male culture. This gender gap is
Koreanwomen prefer the Korean soap operas over American ones. The Korean soap operas are much closer to their lives. Koreanwomen living in the United States, because they experience differences in living unfamiliar environment, they need to find a spiritual sustenance. Watching Korean soap operas is the best way to ease the pressure of living life. It can give their bitter lives a lot of happin
Korean Housewives.
In agriculture studies, the word "housewife" is occasionally used referring to the person who does the majority of the chores within a farm's compound, as opposed to field and livestock work.
From the periods of the Chosun dynasty, Koreanwomen were bound to homemaking by the doctrines of Confucianism and cultural norms. In most cases, it was the husband’s role to work whil
the regulations. Even though they are luckily working in a good environment, they are not able to be totally free out of either visible or non-visible barriers of gender discrimination in the workplace.
In this paper, we are going to take a look at how Koreanwomen have enlarged their portion in the job market and look into whether there is discrimination related to gender and if so, why.