Gender Discrimination

- Employment discrimination

2000120408 Jung Sang-Woo

Contents
1. Definition of Gender
Discrimination
2. History of Gender Discrimination
3. Figures about Employment
discrimination in Korea
4. Recommendation
5. Reference
6. Q & A

Definition
Discrimination involves formally or informally
classifying people into different groups and according
the members of each group distinct, and typically
unequal, treatments, rights and obligations.
Gender discrimination (employment discrimination)
is treating an employee or employees differently
because of their gender. Whenever this
discrimination affects the "terms or conditions of
employment", it is illegal.
"Terms or conditions of employment" means just
about anything relating to someone's job: their
position, pay, title, hours, vacations, most everything
is a term or condition of employment. Whether or not
a person is hired is also considered a term or
condition of employment.

History of
gender discrimination
Collecting & Hunting Culture

The economic power passed to men

More powerful labor needed. Women could not participate

hunting because of lower power, pregnancy / delivery

The well-nourished meat were provide by men

The more valuable thing has more power

Men have power by constructing bigger network

The Agriculture Age.

The Process of Production monopolized by men

cultivating, cut down trees, pasturage Need Power

Markets built up, women participated trading,

Women had more equal status before, not perfect.
The image of men (hunters) affect the role of
gender.

History of
gender discrimination
Industrialized Society
Place of Production changed.
Home Office/Factory

Women (especially married women) works

related on household works.
The importance of womens works role
declined

Information-oriented Society
Women get back the status in workplace
The concept of gender equality spreads.
Not perfect

Economically Active
Population by Sex and
Marital Status
Economically
Active
Population

Participation
Rate

Unemployed

Unemployment
Rate

Married

Femal
e

Male

Unmarrie
d

Married

Unmarrie
d

Married

Unmarrie
d

Married

Unmarrie
d

6985

2413

48.0

51.7

123

166

1.8

6.9

10573

2945

84.5

52.5

221

265

2.1

9.0

* 2003 year
Unit : Thousand Persons, Percent
Source: National Statistical Office, Comprehensive Time Series Report on the Econonmically Active Population Survey(1994).
National Statistical Office, Annual Report on the Economically Active Population Survey(1996-2003).

Economically Active
Population by Age and Sex

Economically Active
Population
Female

Total

Male

Participation
Rate
Female

Male

Unemployed
Population
Female

Male

Unemployment Rate
Female

Male

9397

13518

48.9

74.6

289

487

3.1

3.6

174

135

11.3

8.3

19

18

10.9

13.3

20-24

1197

714

61.5

50.9

98

78

8.2

10.9

25-29

1145

1623

60.5

82.7

46

123

4.0

7.6

30-34

1080

2106

49.8

94.7

31

72

2.9

3.4

35-39

1170

2012

58.2

95.2

28

50

2.4

2.5

40-44

1360

2044

64.0

94.8

26

45

1.9

2.2

45-49

1084

1670

61.5

92.8

20

37

1.8

2.2

50-54

711

1158

55.5

89.6

10

25

1.4

2.2

55-59

521

849

49.0

80.3

23

1.3

2.7

60+

955

1207

27.8

48.6

15

0.5

1.2

15-19
Age

* 2004 year
Unit : Thousand Persons, Percent
Source: National Statistical Office, Annual Report on the Economically Active Population Survey(1996-2005).

World patterns of womens

economical participation
USA

Germany

France
1997

1997

1997

1977

Canada
1997

1976

1975
1978

Japan
1997

1977

Source : ( ) p15, (2002)

Korea
1997
1975

Employees by Position and

Sex

Total

Female

Male

1973511

%F/M

Go to upper
4406036status

30.9

Executive

29335

272596

9.7

Department
Manager

18684

286081

6.1

Section chief

13566

240305

5.3

Chief clerk

61549

515590

10.7

Foreman ( )

163610

638308

20.4

Foreman ( )

66897

240326

21.8

Foreman ( )

49971

127544

28.2

1569899

2085286

42.9

Workers

* 2003 year
Unit : Persons, Percent
Source: Ministry of Labor, Report on Occupational Wage Survey(1986,1991).
Ministry of Labor, Survey Report on Wage Structure(1997-2004).

Go to down
percentage

Recommendation
Social viewpoint
Having a firm foothold
The law of gender equality should enforce
stronger than nowadays

Womens right taking part in HRM,

committee in workplace should be
guaranteed by law

Developing, educating, training

to increase women capability
Recruiting equality
Public offices use the women quota

Recommendation
Men viewpoint
Changing mind, think gender equality
From negative to positive
Destroy the work obsolete concepts

Women viewpoint

Professional working attitude

Human networks construct
Being quick in decision
increasing persuasive power

Reference

Books

Papers

2 . ,
(2000)
. , (2003)
Francine D. Blau, Marianne A. Ferber, Winkler, Anne E . The economics of
Women, Men, Work. 3rd edition, Prentice Hall (1997)

. - - (2005)
( ) , (2002)
- , (2002)

Internet websites

http://www.discriminationattorney.com/
http://www.free-definition.com/
http://www.psychologyhelp.com/
http://www.aauw.org/
http://www.kwunion.or.kr/
http://www.kwdi.re.kr/
http://english.moge.go.kr/
http://www.naver.com/
http://www.kinds.or.kr/
http://www.nso.go.kr/eng/

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