Six out of 10 South Korean employees ”feel gender discrimination in promotions and job placements”

Six out of 10 South Korean company employees are aware of gender discrimination in promotions and job placements.
The survey, which was conducted by the Korea Women's Health Research Institute (KWRI) on 1,000 company employees aged 19 and over from the 10th to the 17th of last month, showed that 61% of employees answered "Do you think there are differences between men and women in terms of promotions and placements?"
On the 2nd, it was revealed that 48.6% of men and 76.5% of women answered that there was a difference.
The causes were 'male-centered practices and organizational culture' (57.1%, multiple answers below), 'pregnancy and childbirth
These included 'gaps in one's career history' (38.0%), 'a glass ceiling for women' (18.5%) and 'low trust of women by managers' (18.2%).
Kang Eun-hee, a lawyer and chairperson of the Workplace Power Harassment 119 Special Committee on Gender Power Harassment, said, “The Equal Employment Opportunity Act prohibits gender discrimination and discrimination based on childcare leave.
However, discrimination in the workplace continues," he said, demanding that the government take proactive measures to eliminate discrimination.