Educated SKorean women less employable than male counterparts – study

[yuiyoshida]

SEOUL, South Korea – Higher education yields less employment opportunities for women compared to men in South Korea, according to a new government study.

Released by the Seoul Metropolitan Government Monday, the report analyzed survey data of people who earned degrees from high school to graduate school in 2013. The results showed that employment rates drop the more educated a female becomes, compared to their male counterparts.

In the case of specialized two-year degrees, it was found that women obtained quality employment at a higher rate than men. While for undergraduates, the difference in gender employment only differed by 5 percent – male 55.6 percent, female 51.3 percent

But the more concentrated their studies became, the wider the inequality grew.

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