Re:How South Korean TV took over the world
by kijin on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @07:46AM
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There's a huge generational gap.
Most of the lawmakers and corporate board members are in their 50s and above. Most of the men who feel that their female peers have been more successful in life, on the other hand, are in their 20s as you mentioned.
Women in Korea begin dropping out of the workforce en masse in their early-to-mid 30s, when they get married and have children. That's the point where the trend flips upside down.
Re:How South Korean TV took over the world
by heywintermute on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @10:47AM
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>"And yet, most young men in the country argue that it is men, not women, in South Korea who feel threatened and marginalized. Among South Korean men in their 20s, nearly 79 percent said they were victims of serious gender discrimination, according to a poll in May."
Not really an excuse but it's worth pointing out that South Korea has conscription which women are exempt from
"South Korea has the highest gender wage gap among the wealthy countries. Less than one-fifth of its national lawmakers are women. Women make up only 5.2 percent of the board members of publicly listed businesses, compared with 28 percent in the United States.
"And yet, most young men in the country argue that it is men, not women, in South Korea who feel threatened and marginalized. Among South Korean men in their 20s, nearly 79 percent said they were victims of serious gender discrimination, according to a poll in May."