Re:A punishing South Korean work culture is gradually being ...
by magic_beans on Wednesday December 02, 2015 @01:53PM
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Are there many women in chaebols in non-secretarial positions?
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Re:A punishing South Korean work culture is gradually being ...
by hocuspocus on Wednesday December 02, 2015 @06:03PM
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Yes. A lot more than in your average tech company. You still don't see that many female executives, but at the bottom, the influx of fresh grad hires is pretty much 50/50.
Re:A punishing South Korean work culture is gradually being ...
by adventured on Wednesday December 02, 2015 @11:01PM
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No, South Korea is arguably the least equal, developed nation.
"Korean women with high levels of education actually have a more difficult time being accommodated in the workforce. According to the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2012, the current ratio of women to men in upper management positions and public office is a meager 1 to 9. At 104th, Korea ranks below some of the world’s least developed countries, such as Burkina Faso, Malawi and Syria."
"Women in Korea make on average 39 percent less than men. This difference in wages ranks Korea bottom amongst peer nations in regards to pay equality."
http://thediplomat.com/2014/05/south-koreas-woeful-workplace...
Re:A punishing South Korean work culture is gradually being ...
by Tsagadai on Wednesday December 02, 2015 @06:32PM
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Yes, and speaking from experience they were the better managers to work with. There are also significant numbers of women employed in technical roles outside of the chaebols, I found the ratio of female-to-male programmers and engineers was much higher than in the US or Australia.
Re:A punishing South Korean work culture is gradually being ...
by ddoolin on Wednesday December 02, 2015 @03:32PM
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I would say so, yes. I'm sure the ratio could be higher but women are well-represented nonetheless.