New analysis reveals impact of wage gap on marital domestic responsibilities in Korea

Husbands tend to take on more child care and housework when their wives earn higher wages, while wives bear less of the domestic burden when their husbands come home earlier from work, according to new analysis.

2025-11-24

Still worst in the OECD, Korea's gender wage gap shrinks little by little

Korea's gender pay gap remains the largest among the 35 member states of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development at 29 percent, though

2025-08-29

Women with doctorates suffer from 'sticky floors' and 'glass ceilings'

Women with doctorate degrees are paid less than men with equivalent degrees, according to government-funded research on Tuesday. The gender gap was the most apparent at the lower and upper ends of the pay scale.

2023-12-26

Naver CEO, Canadian envoy discuss women in the workplace

Glass ceilings are a reality for many working women, said a group of top female entrepreneurs, diplomats and academics from Canada and Korea in Seoul on Thursday…

2023-11-30

Maternity leave worsens Korea's already wide gender wage gap

A recent study found that the longer a woman goes on maternity leave, the wider the wage gap becomes compared to their male counterparts. Korea has the largest gender wage gap among Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)...

2022-06-16

Wage divide widens in first half amid pandemic

The wage divide in Korea widened in the first half of the year amid the pandemic, with salaries of internet service firms rising sharply and those of tour agencies plunging, a study showed Sunday.

2021-10-31