13-1 extra) Gender Problems in Korea

One of the worst gender problem that Korea has had for many years is an earning discrimination called ‘Glass ceiling problem.’ Glass ceiling refers to structural suppression that is invisible but prevents certain genders or races from going up any further, figuratively referring to a situation in which a person with sufficient ability cannot hold high office due to gender discrimination or racism in the workplace. To look at Korea specifically, According to CEO Score, which surveyed the nation's top 200 listed companies as of September 2019, 39 female registered executives accounted for 2.7 percent of the total. There were 168 companies without a single female registered executive, accounting for 84% of the total, and none had more than three registered executives. However, Korean government is trying to break this, but it has no forcibleness because they are not punished even if they violate the law. 

 Also, Women's single parenting problem is another main issue which threatens their career just like Glass ceiling problem. 'Single parenting' refers to the type of parenting that women commonly experience in Korea. It is said that single parenting is a child that only the mother does not participate in childcare at all. It means that he was poisoned by men. In fact, statistics show that men's participation in childcare is very low in South Korea. In short, women are very likely to experience single parenting when they get married. If you don't want to have a single parenting, it's very difficult to find a man who isn't married or has a very gender-equal consciousness.
Those familiar with the patriarchal system argue that a stay-at-home mom should be in charge of childcare, but it is unreasonable for one person to be in charge of childcare entirely because of the nature of childcare, which requires a full 24-hour investment. Surveillance and crackdown workers are also based on shift work, and it is typical of female exploitation to see that there is no problem with heavy childcare.

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