6 Out of 10 Office Workers "Feel Gender Discrimination in Employment"... Women Perceive It Even More Strongly

Workplace Gapjil 119 Surveyed 1,000 Employees
73% of Women, 49% of Men Say "There Is Gender Discrimination"

A recent survey found that 6 out of 10 office workers believe there is gender discrimination in employment.

Graphic on Gender Discrimination. Photo by The Asia Business Daily DB

According to Workplace Gapjil 119 on the 17th, a poll commissioned to the research agency Global Research and conducted from February 2 to 8 surveyed 1,000 office workers aged 19 and older nationwide. The results showed that 60.7% answered "yes" when asked whether they think there are gender differences in hiring, promotion, or assignment.

While 73.1% of women responded that there is gender discrimination in the workplace, only 49.1% of men said the same, indicating a significant difference in perception between women and men.

The most cited reason for perceiving such differences was "assignment to positions or roles based on gender stereotypes" (55.8%), followed by "career breaks due to childbirth or childcare" (51.9%), "discrimination and bias during performance evaluations" (31.6%), and "fewer opportunities for leadership experience or access to management positions" (16.3%).

On average, 57.3% of office workers reported having experienced gender discrimination in the workplace so far. Among these, 67.5% of women and 47.8% of men said they had such experiences.

Among those who had experienced workplace gender discrimination, 47.6% were aware of the "employment gender discrimination correction system," but only 22% had actually filed a correction request. The employment gender discrimination correction system allows workers to file a petition with the Labor Relations Commission for employment-related gender discrimination, violations of obligations to take appropriate measures for victims of workplace sexual harassment, or unfavorable treatment. This system has been in place since May 19, 2022.

Kang Eunhee, attorney at the Special Committee on Gender-based Violence Response of Workplace Gapjil 119, stated, "In order to prevent the prohibition of employment gender discrimination under the Gender Equality Employment Act from becoming a dead letter, it is necessary to broaden the legal principles for judging discrimination and for the Labor Relations Commission to make more proactive decisions."

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